{"id":2070416,"date":"2023-10-17T14:45:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T18:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harvard-gets-more-bad-news-as-another-billionaire-cuts-ties-over-pro-hamas-remarks\/"},"modified":"2023-10-17T14:47:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T18:47:47","slug":"harvard-gets-more-bad-news-as-another-billionaire-cuts-ties-over-pro-hamas-remarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harvard-gets-more-bad-news-as-another-billionaire-cuts-ties-over-pro-hamas-remarks\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvard faces more trouble as another billionaire severs ties due to pro-Hamas comments."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fharvard-gets-more-bad-news-as-another-billionaire-cuts-ties-over-pro-hamas-remarks%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2070416&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>The\u2062 Wexner Foundation Cuts Ties with Harvard Over Response to Hamas Attacks<\/h2>\n<p>The Wexner Foundation, a\u200d nonprofit founded by \u2063billionaire Leslie Wexner and his wife Abigail, has severed its relationship with Harvard University due to the school&#8217;s inadequate response to the Hamas terror attacks against Israelis and an anti-Israel statement issued by student groups.<\/p>\n<p>In a scathing \u200dletter to the Harvard \u200cboard\u2062 of overseers, the Wexner Foundation&#8217;s leadership expressed their shock and\u2064 disgust at\u200d the university&#8217;s failure to condemn the barbaric murders of innocent \u200dIsraeli civilians by terrorists.\u2062 The letter, obtained by The Epoch Times, called out Harvard&#8217;s silence \u2062on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>Leslie and Abigail Wexner, whose fortune is estimated at $6 billion, \u200dwere among\u200c the signatories of the \u2062letter. They expressed their disappointment \u200bwith\u200c Harvard&#8217;s failure to denounce\u200b the statement made\u200d by 34 student groups,\u200b which placed \u2062the blame\u2062 solely on Israel for the \u200bviolent attack carried out by Hamas terrorists on October 7.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/truck-donning-names-pictures-of-hamas-sympathizing-students-drives-around-harvard-campus-5509989?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>Truck Bearing\u2064 Names, Pictures of Hamas-Sympathizing Students\u200b Drives Around Harvard Campus<\/strong><\/a>  &#8211; \u206410\/14\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/ceos-looking-to-blacklist-harvard-students-who-signed-anti-israel-letter-5509099?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>CEOs Looking to \u2064Blacklist Harvard Students Who Signed Anti-Israel Letter<\/strong><\/a>  &#8211; 10\/12\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to reports,\u2063 over 1,400 Israelis, mostly civilians, were killed in the terror attacks, with around 80% of the victims showing signs of \u200ctorture. The \u200dWexner Foundation&#8217;s decision to sever ties \u200cwith Harvard comes in the \u2062wake\u200c of the university&#8217;s\u200c failure to address these atrocities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Covered bodies at kibbutz\u200c Beeri near the border with \u200cGaza, on Oct. 11, 2023, the \u200bsite of an attack \u2063by\u200c Hamas terrorists days earlier. (Jack\u2062 Guez\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Following the attacks, 34 student groups co-signed a letter blaming the Israeli regime for the violence. The letter \u2064emphasized that \u200dIsraeli \u200cviolence \u200chas shaped every aspect of Palestinian existence for\u2062 the\u2062 past 75 years.<\/p>\n<p>Harvard faced criticism for its silence on the Hamas attacks and the \u2063student letter. Former Harvard president Larry Summers condemned \u200cthe students&#8217; statement, expressing\u2063 his disgust. However, Harvard&#8217;s\u200c response was deemed insufficient by the Wexners.<\/p>\n<p>The Wexner Foundation accused Harvard leaders of &#8220;tiptoeing, equivocating,&#8221;\u2063 and \u2062failing to disassociate the university from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-harvard-president-larry-summers-sickened-by-schools-neutral-stance-on-anti-jewish-terrorism\/\" title=\"Larry Summers, former Harvard President, disgusted by school's neutral stance on anti-Jewish terrorism.\">student groups&#8217; statement<\/a>. In light\u200b of this, the\u200c foundation decided to sever\u200d all financial \u200dand\u2064 programmatic ties with\u2062 Harvard and the Harvard Kennedy\u200d School.<\/p>\n<h2>CEOs Seek to Blacklist Students Over Anti-Israel Letter<\/h2>\n<p>The \u200dbacklash\u200b against the Harvard student groups&#8217; anti-Israel statement extended beyond the university. \u2062Several \u200cCEOs of U.S. companies expressed their willingness to blacklist Harvard \u2063students who supported\u200d the \u200dletter.<\/p>\n<p>Hedge\u2064 fund manager Bill Ackman revealed that CEOs had approached \u2062him, asking if Harvard would release a list of the \u2063signatories to ensure they would not\u2063 inadvertently hire any of them. Ackman&#8217;s comments received support from other business leaders.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Israeli soldiers carry \u2063the body of a victim of an attack by militants \u200bfrom \u2063Gaza\u200d at\u2063 Kibbutz Kfar\u2063 Aza, in southern Israel, on Oct. \u200d10, 2023. (Violeta Santos Moura\/Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Some \u200bof the\u200c student organizations that signed the letter\u2063 later retracted their support due to\u2064 backlash and safety concerns. The Wexner \u200dFoundation&#8217;s decision to\u2062 cut\u2063 ties \u2063with Harvard\u200b reflects a misalignment of core values between the\u2064 two entities.<\/p>\n<p>Harvard \u200dUniversity President Claudine Gay issued a brief \u2062statement condemning \u2063the Hamas terrorist acts but emphasized that students have the right to express their own views. However, the Wexners deemed this response insufficient compared to other university presidents who unequivocally\u200c condemned\u2063 the acts\u2063 of terror.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c Wexner Foundation&#8217;s decision to sever\u200c ties with Harvard sends a strong message \u200cabout the importance of taking \u2063a clear \u200dmoral stand against terrorism and supporting the victims\u2064 of such atrocities.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How did the Harvard student groups&#8217;\u200b statement on the Hamas terror\u200b attacks impact the Wexner Foundation&#8217;s decision?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2063 Fficient by the Wexner \u2063Foundation and other prominent figures in\u200b the Jewish community.<\/p>\n<p>The Wexner Foundation, known for its philanthropic efforts supporting Jewish education and leadership development, has had a longstanding relationship with Harvard \u2063University.\u2063 However, the foundation has decided to sever ties with the prestigious institution due to what it perceives \u200cas a \u200bfailure to \u2064condemn the Hamas terror attacks and an anti-Israel statement \u2062issued by student groups.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2062 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harvard-gets-more-bad-news-as-another-billionaire-cuts-ties-over-pro-hamas-remarks\/\" title=\"Harvard faces more trouble as another billionaire severs ties due to pro-Hamas comments.\">strongly worded letter addressed<\/a> to the\u2062 Harvard board of overseers, the leadership of\u200d the Wexner Foundation \u200cexpressed its shock and \u200bdisgust at the university&#8217;s silence on \u2062the matter. The letter, \u200cobtained by The Epoch \u200cTimes, \u200bhighlights the foundation&#8217;s disappointment with Harvard&#8217;s\u2063 failure to denounce the\u2063 statement made by 34 student \u200cgroups, \u2063which solely \u2062blamed Israel for the violent attack carried out by Hamas terrorists.<\/p>\n<p>The Wexners, who are among the signatories of the letter, have a personal fortune \u2062estimated at $6 billion. Their decision to sever ties with \u2062Harvard underscores the seriousness of their concerns and their commitment to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-freezes-part-of-bidens-debt-relief-for-defrauded-students\/\" title=\"Biden's debt relief for defrauded students partially frozen by court.\">holding institutions accountable<\/a> for their responses to terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>The terror attacks orchestrated by Hamas resulted in the \u200bdeaths\u200d of over 1,400 Israelis, predominantly innocent civilians. Shockingly, around 80% of the victims showed signs of\u200c torture, highlighting the brutality of these\u200b attacks. \u200bThe Wexner Foundation&#8217;s decision to cut ties with Harvard stems from the university&#8217;s lack of addressing these atrocities and\u200c its \u200bfailure to stand up \u200cagainst terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy further intensified when 34 student groups co-signed a letter blaming the Israeli regime for the violence. This letter argued that Israeli violence has shaped every \u2064aspect of Palestinian existence for the past 75 years.\u200b Such\u2062 a statement not \u200donly\u2063 distorts the facts but also\u2062 undermines \u200cthe ongoing peace efforts between Israel and Palestine.<\/p>\n<p>Former Harvard president Larry \u200dSummers publicly condemned\u200d the\u2064 students&#8217; statement, \u200dexpressing his \u200cdisgust. However, the Wexner Foundation\u2063 and many others\u200c believe that Harvard&#8217;s response was insufficient given the gravity of the situation.<\/p>\n<p>This\u200c incident \u2063has raised concerns\u200c about the\u200c university&#8217;s commitment to\u200d standing up against terrorism\u2062 and promoting fairness\u2062 in its academic environment. The Wexner Foundation&#8217;s decision to severe \u200bties\u200d with Harvard serves as\u200d a \u2064wake-up call, urging \u200bthe institution to reassess its priorities and take a firm stance against terrorism and anti-Israel sentiment.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2064 is crucial for academic institutions \u2063like Harvard to condemn acts of terrorism firmly. Harvard, as a leading educational \u2063institution, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-feds-weighing-criminal-charges-against-top-democrat-senator-report\/\" title=\"Top Democrat Senator Faces Potential Criminal Charges: Report\">holds significant influence<\/a> and can contribute positively \u200cto societal discourse. Failing to address acts of terror and promote fair and balanced discussions not only undermines its credibility but also risks perpetuating violence \u200band hatred.<\/p>\n<p>Moving forward,\u200b it\u2064 is hoped \u2062that Harvard University and other academic institutions will prioritize condemning terrorism and fostering\u200b an\u2063 inclusive environment for all\u2062 students. It is imperative \u200dthat \u200beducational institutions stand up against \u200chate and violence, promoting dialogue and understanding \u2063instead.<\/p>\n<p>By severing ties with Harvard, the Wexner Foundation has taken a principled stand against \u200bsilence in the face of terrorism. Their decision serves as a reminder that supporting \u200dacademic institutions should align with values of justice, \u2064human rights, and a commitment to peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Wexner Foundation, a nonprofit led by billionaire Leslie Wexner and his wife Abigail, severed ties with Harvard University due to its inadequate response to Hamas attacks on Israelis and an anti-Israel statement from student groups. 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