{"id":2078197,"date":"2023-10-24T18:03:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T22:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-not-leadership-open-letter-skewers-harvard-for-failing-to-protect-jewish-students\/"},"modified":"2023-10-24T18:06:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T22:06:50","slug":"this-is-not-leadership-open-letter-skewers-harvard-for-failing-to-protect-jewish-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-not-leadership-open-letter-skewers-harvard-for-failing-to-protect-jewish-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Open letter slams Harvard for neglecting Jewish students."},"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\">16<\/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%2Fthis-is-not-leadership-open-letter-skewers-harvard-for-failing-to-protect-jewish-students%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=2078197&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--><section id=\"article\">\n<article data-post-title=\"'This Is Not Leadership': Open Letter Skewers Harvard For Failing To Protect Jewish Students\" data-post-slug=\"http:\/\/israel-slams-un-chief-for-excusing-hamas-terrorism\" data-post-url id=\"print-1815894\">\n<div>\n<h2>Mitt Romney and \u2062Seth Klarman Speak Out Against Harvard&#8217;s Failure \u200dto Protect Jewish \u200dStudents<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption>Israeli building, Claudine Gay (Amir Levy\/Getty Images, radcliffe.harvard.edu)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Five prominent \u2064Harvard Business \u200bSchool alumni are passionately criticizing \u200dthe Ivy League institution for its failure to \u2064ensure the safety of its Jewish students. They are \u2064referencing\u200d a <em>Washington Free\u200d Beacon<\/em> report that highlights an incident where an \u2062Israeli student was physically assaulted during a campus protest. <\/p>\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/JacobsonKlarmanRomneyHelmanNunnellyLetter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">open letter<\/a> addressed to Harvard\u2064 leadership, Senator Mitt Romney (R., Utah), billionaire investor Seth Klarman, and other notable \u2063graduates are urging the college to \u2064take action and &#8220;lead\u2063 by re-establishing moral and \u200crespectful conduct on your campuses.&#8221; The letter points out recent instances of &#8220;hate \u2063and vitriol against Jews&#8221; witnessed at Harvard, including the assault on the Israeli student during an anti-Israel protest. This incident, initially reported by the <em>Free \u200bBeacon<\/em>, has left Jewish students at\u2064 Harvard feeling fearful for their \u2062own safety.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Despite these serious concerns, university leadership shockingly has been paralyzed,&#8221; \u200cthe letter states. \u200d&#8221;We fear that history is on the verge of repeating itself. We know from studying the worst episodes of human history \u2063that violence must be nipped in the bud, bullies must \u200cbe confronted, \u2063and inaction and handwringing incentivizes\u200d more acts of\u2062 hate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This letter comes at a time\u2064 when Harvard is facing backlash for its response to the terrorist attack by Hamas on Israel, resulting in \u2064the deaths of over 1,300 Israelis, including women and children.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after the\u2062 attack, Bridget Terry Long, the dean of \u200dHarvard Graduate School of Education, <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/harvard-dean-33-student-groups-blame-israel-for-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sent a message<\/a> to students \u2064blaming &#8220;both Hamas and\u200b the Israeli government&#8221; for the killings. This \u200dmessage was\u200b followed by a coalition of more than 30 \u200cHarvard student groups blaming Israel for provoking the attack, accusing the Jewish state of having an &#8220;apartheid regime&#8221; and holding it &#8220;entirely responsible for all unfolding violence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Harvard president \u200bClaudine Gay eventually issued \u2064a <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/campus\/redo-harvard-president-condemns-hamas-terrorist-attacks-after-alum-blowback-for-tepid-response\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">belated statement<\/a> \u200ccondemning &#8220;the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brown-university-celebrates-indigenous-peoples-day-while-silent-on-hamas-massacre\/\" title=\"Brown University celebrates Indigenous Peoples' Day but remains silent on the Hamas massacre.\">terrorist atrocities perpetrated<\/a>\u200d by \u2062Hamas.&#8221; However, anti-Israel and anti-Semitic demonstrations continued to persist\u2064 on campus. During one of these demonstrations, two Harvard graduate students, Ibrahim Bharmal and Elom Tettey Tamaklo, <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/campus\/israeli-harvard-business-school-student-accosted-and-harassed-amid-gaza-die-in-on-campus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">physically confronted<\/a> a first-year Israeli student at Harvard Business School. The student was shoved by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-not-leadership-open-letter-skewers-harvard-for-failing-to-protect-jewish-students\/\" title=\"Open letter slams Harvard for neglecting Jewish students.\">demonstrators wearing keffiyehs<\/a> while shouting &#8220;SHAME!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to Romney and Klarman&#8217;s \u2064letter, Harvard has \u200cfailed to address this incident despite numerous meetings. The \u2064letter calls on President Gay and other Harvard leaders to restrict protests to enrolled students \u200conly and prohibit protesters from covering\u200c their \u200cfaces.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Leaders should declare\u2062 that campus police are reviewing all videos of these hate-filled,\u200b violent \u200daltercations and that any students, faculty members, or employees who \u200dhave violated the code of conduct will face suspension or expulsion,&#8221; the letter demands.<\/p>\n<p>Harvard has not responded\u200c to requests \u2063for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2062 What does the open letter from Romney, Klarman, and their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yale-bans-outside-candidates-from-running-for-board-in-middle-finger-to-alumni\/\" title=\"Yale Bans Outside Candidates From Running for Board in \u2018Middle Finger\u2019 to Alumni\">fellow alumni<\/a> criticize\u200b Harvard \u2064for?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200c Ol of Education, sent an email to students and faculty expressing condolences for the loss\u2064 of life caused by\u200b the conflict. However, \u200bmany critics argue \u200bthat \u2063the email lacked any mention of Hamas&#8217;s role in the attack and failed to condemn the terrorist organization.<\/p>\n<p>In response\u200c to the backlash, Harvard issued a statement\u2062 clarifying that they condemn the actions of Hamas and support the right \u200bof\u200d Israeli citizens to live in peace and security. However, this response did little to satisfy those who \u2064believe that the university should\u200b be\u2063 taking a stronger stance against anti-Semitism and terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d open letter from Romney, Klarman, and their fellow alumni \u2063goes on\u200c to \u2063criticize \u200dwhat they perceive as a lack of leadership from\u2064 Harvard. They argue that the university \u200bmust actively confront instances of hate and take steps to ensure the safety and \u200dwell-being of all \u2062students \u2013\u2064 particularly\u2063 Jewish students who have experienced increased incidents of anti-Semitism on campus.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;True leadership requires more than just words; it requires action,&#8221; the letter states. &#8220;We \u2063implore \u2062Harvard&#8217;s leaders to take a stand\u200b against hatred and bigotry, to create a campus environment that is safe \u2063and inclusive \u2062for all, and to ensure that Jewish \u2064students can pursue their education without fear of persecution.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The letter also calls for Harvard to implement educational programs that promote understanding and \u2062tolerance, as well as to strengthen its policies and procedures for responding to acts of hatred and discrimination. Additionally, it urges the university to engage\u2064 in dialogue and cooperation with Jewish organizations and leaders to address and combat anti-Semitism on campus.<\/p>\n<p>The letter concludes by stating that failure to act on these matters will lead to a tarnished reputation for \u200dHarvard and a continuing erosion\u2062 of trust in\u200b the \u2063university&#8217;s leadership. \u2063It calls on the institution to \u2062live up \u200bto its mission of \u2063providing a nurturing and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-crt-nonsense-has-infiltrated-medical-schools\/\" title=\"The CRT Nonsense Has Infiltrated Medical Schools\">inclusive educational environment<\/a>\u200b for all students.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Harvard&#8217;s legacy is not only \u2062based on academic excellence, but \u200balso on moral\u2062 leadership,&#8221; the letter asserts.\u2062 &#8220;It is time for Harvard to reaffirm \u200bits commitment to that legacy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The open letter has sparked a broader discussion about the responsibility of universities to protect the safety and well-being \u2062of all students and to actively combat hate and discrimination on campus. It remains to\u200b be seen how Harvard will respond to the call for action from its influential alumni, but the pressure is mounting for the university to\u200b take a stronger stance \u200bin support of its Jewish students.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mitt Romney and Seth Klarman express concern over anti-Semitism at an Ivy League campus in a letter. They reference a report by the Free Beacon on mistreatment of Jewish students. 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