{"id":2117260,"date":"2023-12-06T11:06:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T16:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-college-presidents-refuse-to-testify-that-calls-for-jewish-genocide-violate-their-rules\/"},"modified":"2023-12-06T11:10:54","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T16:10:54","slug":"top-college-presidents-refuse-to-testify-that-calls-for-jewish-genocide-violate-their-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-college-presidents-refuse-to-testify-that-calls-for-jewish-genocide-violate-their-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"College presidents refuse to testify against calls for Jewish genocide"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Ftop-college-presidents-refuse-to-testify-that-calls-for-jewish-genocide-violate-their-rules%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=2117260&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--><div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>During a House Education Committee hearing on Tuesday, presidents from three prestigious universities faced tough questions about their\u2062 response to student calls for Jewish genocide following Hamas&#8217; attack on Israel. However, their refusal to acknowledge the violation of their codes of conduct has sparked outrage.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/12\/05\/us\/harvard-university-of-pennsylvania-mit-antisemitism-congress.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">described<\/a> the hearing as a Republican-led attempt to hold Harvard, M.I.T., and Penn accountable for their handling of antisemitism. But the questioning \u200crevealed that the university presidents have\u2064 shown little remorse for their slow response, silence, and failure to punish students for promoting antisemitic and anti-Western sentiments.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2-long d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-419849383\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1379703300879-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-5c02438aace5ad366068e9249b5b5a7e fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-5c02438aace5ad366068e9249b5b5a7e\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. Elise Stefanik, chair of the House Republican Conference, even called for the resignation of these college presidents \u2064due to their repeated failure \u200dto condemn or take \u200daction against the antisemitism prevalent in higher education institutions.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"KwHajc8Y4OXu0StfLzBqb3EMV7g2n6Qy\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8Presidents \u2063of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Harvard?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Harvard<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MIT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MIT<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Penn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Penn<\/a> REFUSE to\u2064 say whether \u201ccalling for \u200bthe genocide\u200b of Jews\u201d is \u2063bullying and harassment according to \u2063their codes of conduct.\u00a0Even going so far to say it needs \u2064to turn to \u201caction\u201d first. As \u200din committing genocide.<\/p>\n<p>THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hUY3SgoOOi\">pic.twitter.com\/hUY3SgoOOi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Elise Stefanik (@RepStefanik) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepStefanik\/status\/1732138663608271149?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In recent months, college students across the U.S. have been\u200c protesting against Jews and expressing support for Hamas, even after the terrorist group&#8217;s attack on \u2062Israel \u2063claimed many lives.<\/p>\n<p>The only consequences faced by \u2062students endorsing Jewish genocide \u2062and the \u2063destruction of Israel have come\u2064 from private activists. Ivy League universities have lost funding from top \u2062donors,\u2062 and\u200c watchdog groups have publicly exposed the \u200dnames and faces of students who blamed Israel for Hamas&#8217; attack. Additionally, major U.S. law \u2063firms have \u200cvowed not to hire\u2062 openly antisemitic students.<\/p>\n<p>During the hearing,\u2063 Rep. Elise Stefanik directly asked MIT President Sally \u2064Kornbluth if calling for the genocide\u200c of Jews violated MIT&#8217;s code of conduct. Kornbluth denied hearing such calls\u200c on their campus, despite evidence of\u200b chants for intifada and protests labeling Israel as a &#8220;racist apartheid system.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It is clear that these university presidents have \u200dbeen evasive and vague\u2064 in their responses, failing to address the issue of antisemitism on their campuses.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-b1c366214c6f9c0b5496f3e615dff2f5 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-b1c366214c6f9c0b5496f3e615dff2f5\"><\/div>\n<p>When pressed further, Kornbluth admitted that she had heard chants that could be considered antisemitic, but she did not explicitly state whether they violated MIT&#8217;s code of\u2064 conduct or rules.<\/p>\n<p>The lack of accountability and action \u200cfrom these university\u2064 leaders is deeply concerning \u200dand \u200ddemands attention.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a fiery exchange, Representative Elise Stefanik grilled University of Pennsylvania\u200b President M. Elizabeth Magill and Harvard President Claudine\u200c Gay over their institutions&#8217; handling of \u200dantisemitism. Stefanik demanded a clear answer on whether calling for the genocide of Jews violated their respective schools&#8217; rules or codes of conduct. Both presidents attempted to evade the question, emphasizing that speech only becomes harassment when it turns into conduct. Stefanik, however, persisted, highlighting the absurdity of considering genocide as context-dependent. She called out Magill and Gay for failing to take decisive action against faculty members and \u2063student \u2062organizations \u2064that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-running-to-unseat-ron-johnson-labeled-trump-a-russian-spy-called-to-free-palestine-in-extreme-tweets\/\" title=\"Democrat Running To Unseat Ron Johnson Labeled Trump A \u2018Russian Spy,\u2019 Called To \u2018Free Palestine\u2019 In Extreme Tweets\">expressed antisemitic viewpoints<\/a>. The \u2062intense questioning exposed the universities&#8217; double standards on free speech and \u2063their reluctance \u2064to address the rise of antisemitism on their campuses.\u2063 Stefanik&#8217;s relentless pursuit of \u2064answers shed light on the need for accountability \u2064and a stronger commitment to combating hate speech in academic institutions.<\/p>\n<h2>Engaging Paraphrase:<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cSo, let me get this straight,\u201d Stefanik questioned. <\/p>\n<p>Gay reiterated \u2062that Harvard prides itself on embracing \u201ca wide range of free expression, even if it \u2062includes objectionable, outrageous, and offensive views.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut we both know that&#8217;s not \u200centirely true,\u201d Stefanik \u200dcountered,\u2064 pointing out instances where Harvard had \u200drescinded admissions\u2063 offers and expelled freshmen for sharing offensive \u200bmemes and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harry-and-meghan-backtrack-it-wasnt-the-queen-or-prince-phillip-who-made-racist-comments-about-son\/\" title=\"Harry And Meghan Backtrack: It Wasn\u2019t The Queen Or Prince Phillip Who Made Racist Comments About Son\">making racist statements<\/a>, some as young as 16 \u2062years\u2063 old.<\/p>\n<p>Gay denied Stefanik&#8217;s claim, stating that it happened before her time as president.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou&#8217;re also\u2062 aware that a faculty dean at Winthrop House was fired\u200c for his choice of legal\u2064 representation. Isn&#8217;t that correct? And \u2062this happened\u200d while you were dean,\u201d Stefanik pressed further.<\/p>\n<p>Gay dismissed Stefanik&#8217;s characterization of the incident but refused to provide any\u2063 additional comments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWill Harvard rescind admission offers\u2064 or take disciplinary action against\u200d students or applicants who advocate for the murder of Jews by saying &#8216;from the river \u200dto \u200dthe sea&#8217; or &#8216;intifada&#8217;?\u201d Stefanik continued to inquire.<\/p>\n<p>Once again, Gay evaded a \u2064direct answer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen speech crosses the line into conduct that violates \u2063our policies, such as bullying, harassment, and intimidation, we take action. We have strong disciplinary processes in place to hold individuals accountable,\u201d Gay responded.<\/p>\n<p>She declined to address Stefanik&#8217;s question about specific disciplinary actions taken\u2063 against students who engage in \u2062harassment and call for\u2064 the \u200cgenocide of Jews on Harvard&#8217;s campus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConsidering that \u2064hate crimes against Jewish Americans are the number one hate crime in \u200bthe U.S., it&#8217;s concerning that Harvard ranks poorly in protecting\u2063 Jewish \u200bstudents. This is why\u200d I have called for \u200cyour resignation, and your inability to provide\u2064 a clear moral \u2062stance speaks volumes,\u201d\u200b Stefanik\u200c concluded.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"> <\/p>\n<h2> What\u200b were the consequences faced by students endorsing Jewish genocide and the destruction\u2062 of Israel? <\/h2>\n<p><span>  During a House Education Committee hearing on Tuesday,\u2063 the presidents of \u2063Harvard, M.I.T., and the University of Pennsylvania were questioned about their response to student calls for Jewish genocide following Hamas&#8217; attack on\u200b Israel. Despite\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-western-leaders-will-not-stop-putin-by-force-they-should-help-negotiate-peace\/\" title=\"If Western Leaders Will Not Stop Putin By Force, They Should Help Negotiate Peace\">facing tough questions<\/a>, the university presidents refused to acknowledge their violation of their codes of conduct, causing outrage. \u2064The\u200b hearing, described by The New York \u200bTimes as a Republican-led attempt to hold these prestigious universities accountable for their handling of antisemitism,\u200c revealed that the presidents showed little remorse for their slow response and failure to punish students promoting \u2064antisemitic and anti-Western sentiments.<\/p>\n<p>Representative\u200b Elise Stefanik, chair of the House Republican Conference, went as far as calling for the resignation \u200dof these college presidents due to their repeated failure to condemn or take action against antisemitism prevalent in higher education institutions.\u2063 The hearing brought attention to the issue of antisemitism on college campuses and the lack of accountability and\u200b action from university leaders.<\/p>\n<p>In recent months, college students across the \u200dU.S. have been \u200bprotesting against Jews\u200d and expressing support for Hamas, even after the terrorist group&#8217;s attack \u200bon Israel resulted in many lives lost. However, the only consequences faced by students endorsing Jewish genocide and the destruction \u2063of Israel have come from private activists, including \u2064the loss of funding from top donors for Ivy League universities and public exposure\u2062 by watchdog groups of students who\u2062 blamed Israel for Hamas&#8217; attack. Major U.S. law firms have\u200c also \u2064pledged not to hire\u200d openly antisemitic students.<\/p>\n<p>During the\u2062 hearing, Representative Stefanik directly asked \u2064MIT President Sally Kornbluth if calling for the genocide of Jews violated\u2062 MIT&#8217;s code \u2063of conduct. Kornbluth denied hearing\u2062 such calls on their campus, despite evidence of chants for intifada and protests labeling Israel as a &#8220;racist apartheid system.&#8221; It is\u2062 clear that the university\u200d presidents have been evasive\u2062 and vague in their responses, \u2064failing to address the issue of antisemitism on their campuses. When pressed further, Kornbluth admitted hearing chants that could be considered antisemitic, but she\u200c did not explicitly state whether they violated\u2064 MIT&#8217;s code of conduct.<\/p>\n<p>In another exchange, Representative Stefanik questioned University of Pennsylvania President M. Elizabeth Magill\u200b and \u2064Harvard President Claudine Gay about their institutions&#8217; handling of antisemitism. Both presidents attempted to evade the question, stating that speech becomes harassment\u2062 only when it turns into conduct. However, Stefanik persisted and criticized Magill and Gay for their inaction against faculty members \u200dand student organizations expressing antisemitic sentiments. The\u2064 intense questioning \u2063revealed the universities&#8217; double standards on free speech and their reluctance to address the\u2062 rise of antisemitism on their campuses. Stefanik&#8217;s pursuit of\u200d answers highlighted the need for accountability and a stronger commitment to combating hate speech in academic institutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three university presidents declined to acknowledge that student calls for Jewish genocide after Hamas&#8217; attack on Israel breach their codes of conduct. 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