2023-12-08 21:59:27
Harvard University President Claudine Gay, under fire for her responses during a tense hearing Tuesday in the US Congress on anti-Semitism on campus, said she ” Sorry “ and judged that his words had “amplified the distress and pain”.
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” I’m sorry […] words count »Claudine Gay told the website of the university’s student newspaper, The Harvard Crimson, on Thursday. “When words amplify distress and pain, I don’t know how anyone can feel anything other than regret”she added in this article posted online this Friday, December 8.
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“You should resign”
The president of the university was widely criticized for her responses to questions from elected Republican Elise Stefanik, who assimilated the calls of certain students to« intifada » to an exhortation to “a genocide against Jews in Israel and around the world”.
When the elected official asked her if “Calling for the genocide of the Jews violated Harvard harassment regulations, yes or no? »Claudine Gay replied “this can, depending on the context”before adding “if it is directed against a person”. She clarified that “any anti-Semitic rhetoric, when it transforms into behavior amounting to intimidation and harassment […] we are taking action”.
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“It does not depend on the context, the answer is yes and that is why you should resign”the Republican elected official told him at the end of the exchange.
“Endemic anti-Semitism” on campuses
As of Wednesday, the president of Harvard had clarified that the university did not endorse “calls for violence” and “those who threaten our Jewish students will be held to account”.
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But that did not end the controversy. The US Congress opened an investigation Thursday into what it called“endemic anti-Semitism” on campuses and a member of a Harvard advisory council on anti-Semitism, Rabbi David Wolpe, announced his resignation.
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Since the bloody attacks by Hamas in Israel on October 7, followed by deadly reprisals by Israel, the conflict has unleashed passions in renowned universities in the United States, such as Harvard (near Boston), UPenn (Philadelphia) or Columbia (New York). York).
In particular, wealthy donors have pressured their leaders to clearly condemn Hamas attacks and support Israel. At Columbia, two pro-Palestinian student groups were also suspended from activities.
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