Harvard, MIT, Penn presidents defend actions in combatting antisemitism on campus

La pregunta, a las rectoras de tres de las universidades de élite más prestigiosas de Estados Unidos y el mundo, era sencilla: «Pedir el genocidio de los judíos, ¿supone una violación del código de conducta de su universidad?». La respuesta, llena de matices, ha provocado una ola de indignación que ha llegado hasta la Casa Blanca .«Depende del contexto», respondió Claudine Gay , rectora de Harvard. «Si las palabras se convierten en conductas, es…

Jordan Peterson: Blame idiotic Marxism for the demented antisemitism oozing out of universities

The rot in the western world that has accrued in the last few years, revealed with particular clarity since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, showed its depth in a heretofore unparalleled manner this week in Washington, D.C. The presidents of MIT, Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania appeared at a congressional hearing to face questions about the rise of antisemitism on their respective campuses (a phenomenon duplicating itself across the acade…

The elusive responses of the rectors of Harvard and Pennsylvania universities and MIT, who appeared before the Congressional Education Committee on Tuesday to respond to accusations of allowing anti-Semitism on their campuses, have given rise to a cataract of virulent reactions that has forced female academics to rectify or at least clarify their comments. The war in Gaza has raised tension on campuses, polarized to irreconcilable extremes, and …

A hearing in the US Congress has generated fierce condemnation of the leadership at elite American universities, who seem to have more than usual difficulty distancing themselves from calls for the genocide of Jews.

Dürfen US-Universitäten Aufrufe zum Genozid verbieten?

Die Chefinnen dreier US-Unis äußerten sich in einer Anhörung vor dem Kongress nicht deutlich gegen antisemitische Genozidaufrufe. Das sei juristisch auch unmöglich, sagen Verteidiger. Stimmt das?

Harvard, MIT, Penn presidents defend actions in combatting antisemitism on campus

The presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said Tuesday that they were taking steps to combat antisemitism on campus since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, including increasing security and providing additional counseling and mental health support. Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram In testimony before a House committee, the university leaders said there was a fi…