David Voreacos & Janet Lorin (jewishworldreview.com)
"Harvard was thrust into the spotlight when more than 30 student groups signed a petition blaming the Oct. 7 attack solely on Israel. Gay was heavily criticized by alumni and students for her slow response and allowing protests that Jewish students found harassing and intimidating. Classes were also disrupted by protesters." Naturally she blamed racism with - Al Sharpton's support.
"Harvard University was sued by Jewish students who claim the school has failed to punish campus antisemitism that soared after the Hamas attack on Israel and helped lead to the ouster of President Claudine Gay.
"Harvard administrators failed to enforce policies that should protect Jewish students from antisemitic speech and conduct, according to the lawsuit filed late Wednesday in Boston federal court. Students cited a U.S. civil rights law that's been used to sue New York University, the University of Pennsylvania and University of California, Berkeley.
"The lawsuit comes amid turmoil at Harvard, America's oldest and richest university, where Gay resigned last week after she initially failed to condemn the Hamas attack, mishandled her Dec. 5 testimony in Congress about antisemitism and faced allegations of plagiarism. Hamas is designated a terrorist organization by the U.S. and the EU.
" 'It is clear that Harvard will not correct its deep-seated antisemitism problem voluntarily," Marc E. Kasowitz, whose firm filed the lawsuit, said in a statement. "Jewish students at Harvard are being subjected to vile and threatening antisemitic harassment and calls for the murder of Jews."
"A Harvard spokesman declined to comment, saying the school doesn't comment on pending litigation.
"Alexander Kestenbaum, a Harvard Divinity School student, sued under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bars discrimination based on race, color or national origin. They also claimed breach of contract based on various Harvard policies, including codes on student conduct.
" 'Harvard, America's leading university, has become a bastion of rampant anti-Jewish hatred and harassment," according to the complaint. "What is most striking about all of this is Harvard's abject failure and refusal to lift a finger to stop and deter this outrageous antisemitic conduct and penalize the students and faculty who perpetrate it."
"In addition to Kestenbaum, the suit was also filed by the Students Against Antisemitism Inc., a not-for-profit group that includes unidentified Harvard law students and a graduate student in public health. Kestenbaum is also a member of the organization." . . .
What John Fetterman Said About Israel and Harvard Will Make Liberals' Heads Explode (townhall.com)
Fetterman also told Semafor that "Israel is really a beacon of the kind of values, the American values and progressive ideals, that you want to see."
Sen. John Fetterman powerfully attacks Hamas and South Africa "Sen. John Fetterman was arguably one of the more leftist Senators to emerge from Pennsylvania. He’s changed, though, and I can’t even begin to guess why (fully recovering from his stroke? getting treated for his depression? something else?). All I know is that we’ve got a man freely calling out rampant progressivism, strongly supporting Israel (against his party), and, in a stand-up-and-cheer moment, telling South Africa, which is attacking Israel in the International Court of Claims, to “sit it out.” Color me surprised and impressed. I know Fetterman is still a Democrat, but he seems to hark back to my dad’s days of being a Democrat." Andrea Widberg
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