{"id":2117431,"date":"2023-12-06T12:48:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T17:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/billionaire-donor-calls-on-harvard-mit-penn-presidents-to-resign-after-they-cited-need-for-context-in-calls-for-genocide-of-jews\/"},"modified":"2023-12-06T12:52:21","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T17:52:21","slug":"billionaire-donor-calls-on-harvard-mit-penn-presidents-to-resign-after-they-cited-need-for-context-in-calls-for-genocide-of-jews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/billionaire-donor-calls-on-harvard-mit-penn-presidents-to-resign-after-they-cited-need-for-context-in-calls-for-genocide-of-jews\/","title":{"rendered":"Billionaire donor demands resignation of Harvard, MIT, Penn presidents for considering &#8216;context&#8217; in 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=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/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%2Fbillionaire-donor-calls-on-harvard-mit-penn-presidents-to-resign-after-they-cited-need-for-context-in-calls-for-genocide-of-jews%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=2117431&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--><h2>Billionaire\u200d Bill Ackman Calls for Resignation of University Presidents Over Genocide Remarks<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a shocking turn of events, billionaire philanthropist Bill Ackman has demanded \u200bthe resignation of the presidents of Harvard, UPenn, and\u2064 MIT. This comes after they refused to acknowledge that calling for the genocide of\u200c Jews on campus violated their own rules \u2064against bullying and harassment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">During a congressional hearing \u2064on antisemitism, \u2063New York\u2064 Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik grilled Harvard President Claudine Gay, University of Pennsylvania President\u2063 Liz Magill, and MIT President Sally Kornbluth on whether advocating for the genocide \u2064of Jews constituted bullying and \u2063harassment. To everyone&#8217;s surprise, they evaded the question, citing the \u200bneed for &#8220;context.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bill Ackman, who had previously donated a staggering \u2062$26 \u2064million\u200c to\u2063 Harvard, expressed his outrage at the \u2062university presidents&#8217; responses. He stated, &#8220;The answers they \u200dgave reflect the profound moral bankruptcy of Presidents \u200dGay, Magill, and Kornbluth&#8230; They must all resign in disgrace.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ackman further criticized the\u200b leaders, pointing out the educational and ethical failures that have plagued elite institutions like Harvard,\u200d UPenn, and MIT. He emphasized that if a CEO of a company provided\u200c similar answers,\u200c they would \u200bface immediate consequences. He attributed the rise of antisemitism\u2062 to leaders like Gay, Magill, and Kornbluth, who believe\u2062 that\u200d the context determines the acceptability of genocide.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Throughout the hearing,\u200d the three university presidents displayed a dismissive attitude towards\u200c Congress, with their smiles and\u200b smirks. They consistently refused to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jen-psaki-speaker-mike-johnson-scary-because-hes-a-christian\/\" title=\"Jen Psaki finds Speaker Mike Johnson 'alarming' due to his Christian faith.\">provide straightforward answers<\/a>, frustrating Stefanik and reinforcing Ackman&#8217;s\u2064 call for their resignation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The presidents of <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> were all asked the following question under oath at today\u2019s congressional hearing on antisemitism:<\/p>\n<p>Does calling for the genocide of Jews violate [your university\u2019s] code of conduct or rules regarding bullying or harassment?<\/p>\n<p>The\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eVlPCHMcVZ\">pic.twitter.com\/eVlPCHMcVZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bill\u2064 Ackman (@BillAckman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillAckman\/status\/1732179418787783089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, \u20622023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">During the intense exchange with Stefanik, Magill claimed that if\u2064 speech turned into conduct, it could be considered harassment. Stefanik, clearly \u2062angered by this response, retorted, &#8220;So &#8216;conduct&#8217; means committing the act of genocide? The speech is not harassment? This is unacceptable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">When\u200b Gay\u2062 was questioned last, she \u200dreluctantly agreed that calling for \u200dthe genocide\u2064 of\u200b Jews violated Harvard&#8217;s code of conduct, but only depending on the context. Stefanik firmly \u2062declared, &#8220;It does not depend\u200d on the context. The answer is yes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stefanik then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/8-hollywood-celebrities-who-actually-back-the-blue\/\" title=\"8 Hollywood Celebrities Who Actually Back The Blue\">directly addressed<\/a> the three presidents, stating, &#8220;And this \u200dis why you should resign. These are\u200b unacceptable \u200banswers across \u200bthe board.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The transcript of the tense exchanges between Stefanik and the university presidents is provided below:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><strong>Stefanik:<\/strong> Dr. Kornbluth, at \u200cMIT, does calling for the genocide of Jews violate MIT&#8217;s code \u200dof conduct or rules regarding bullying\u200b and harassment? Yes or no?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><strong>Kornbluth:<\/strong> \u2064With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-j6-staffer-signed-letter-defaming-hunter-biden-laptop-as-russian-disinformation\/\" title=\"Top J6 Staffer Signed Letter Defaming Hunter Biden Laptop As Russian Disinformation\">targeted individuals<\/a>, not\u200d public statements.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><strong>Stefanik:<\/strong> Yes or no? Calling for the genocide of Jews does \u200bnot constitute bullying and harassment?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><strong>Kornbluth:<\/strong> \u200cI have not heard\u200d calling \u2064for the genocide of Jews on our \u200bcampus.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><strong>Stefanik:<\/strong> But you&#8217;ve heard chants for intifada.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><strong>Kornbluth:<\/strong> I&#8217;ve heard chants which can be anti-Semitic \u200bdepending on the context when calling for the elimination of the Jewish people.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><strong>Stefanik:<\/strong> So those would not be according to the MIT&#8217;s code of conduct or rules?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><strong>Kornbluth:<\/strong> That would be investigated as harassment if pervasive and severe.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><strong>Stefanik:<\/strong> \u2064Ms. Magill, at Penn, does calling \u2063for \u2063the genocide of Jews violate Penn&#8217;s rules or code of conduct? Yes or no.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><strong>Magill<\/strong>, smiling: If \u2063the speech turns into conduct it\u200c can be harassment. Yes.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><strong>Stefanik:<\/strong> \u200c I am asking, specifically calling for the\u200d genocide of Jews, does that constitute bullying and harassment?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><strong>Magill:<\/strong> If it \u2064is directed and severe or pervasive \u2064it is harassment.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><strong>Stefanik:<\/strong> So the answer is yes.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><strong>Magill<\/strong>, smiling: \u200dIt is \u2062a context-dependent decision, Congresswoman.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><strong>Stefanik:<\/strong> It&#8217;s\u200d a context-dependent decision? That&#8217;s your \u200ctestimony today? Calling for the genocide of Jews\u2062 is depending on the context? That is not bullying \u200bor \u2063harassment? This is the\u2063 easiest\u2062 question to answer yes, Ms. Magill.\u2062 So is your testimony that \u2063you will not answer yes? Yes or \u2063no?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><strong>Magill:<\/strong> If the speech becomes conduct, it can be harassment. Yes.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><strong>Stefanik:<\/strong> &#8220;Conduct&#8221; meaning committing\u200d the act of genocide?\u2063 The speech is not harassment? This is\u200c unacceptable, Ms. Magill. I&#8217;m going to give you one more opportunity for the world to see\u2063 your answer. Does calling for\u200c the genocide of \u200dJews violate Penn&#8217;s code of\u2064 conduct when it comes to bullying\u200d or harassment? Yes or no.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><  <\/p>\n<h2> According to Dr. Magill, does speech\u200c calling for the \u2064genocide of Jews constitute harassment?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Weight: 400&#8243;><em><strong>Stefanik:<\/strong> Dr. Magill, at \u200cthe University of Pennsylvania, does calling for the \u2064genocide \u200dof Jews violate UPenn&#8217;s code of conduct or rules regarding bullying and harassment? Yes or\u200b no?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><strong>Magill:<\/strong> Conduct that directly targets \u200dindividuals, yes.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><strong>Stefanik:<\/strong> So \u200bcalling for\u2063 the genocide of Jews does not constitute harassment?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><strong>Magill:<\/strong> Speech can\u200b constitute harassment if it leads to a course of\u200c conduct.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><strong>Stefanik:<\/strong> So calling for genocide is not harassment, \u200cbut the actions that follow are?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><strong>Magill:<\/strong> Yes, depending on the context.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><strong>Stefanik:<\/strong> No, it does \u200bnot depend on the context. The answer is yes. You should resign.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><strong>Stefanik:<\/strong> Dr. Gay,\u2062 at Harvard University, does calling for the genocide of Jews violate Harvard&#8217;s code of conduct or \u200brules regarding bullying and harassment? Yes or no?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><strong>Gay:<\/strong> Yes, it would\u2063 violate our policies.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><strong>Stefanik:<\/strong> Thank you for your unequivocal answer.\u200c The other two\u2064 presidents should take note.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Following the uproar caused by Ackman&#8217;s demand\u200b for \u200dthe resignation\u2064 of the university presidents, students and faculty members from these institutions have also expressed \u200btheir sentiments. Many have criticized the leaders for \u200dtheir evasive responses and lack of clear condemnation of antisemitism, demanding a more robust\u200c stance \u2063against such abhorrent views.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">As \u200cthe controversy continues to unfold,\u200c it remains to be seen whether the pressure from billionaire Bill Ackman and the public will result \u200din\u2062 the resignation of Harvard President Claudine Gay, \u200cUniversity of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill, and MIT President Sally Kornbluth. However, Ackman&#8217;s bold move has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/live-345-pm-et-governor-desantis-gives-updates-on-hurricane-idalia\/\" title=\"LIVE NOW: Governor DeSantis Updates on Hurricane Idalia at 3:45 PM ET.\">undoubtedly shed light<\/a> on the importance of accountability and \u200dethical \u2062leadership in academic institutions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The incident also serves as a reminder that universities, as centers of knowledge and \u2062intellectual growth, have\u2063 a responsibility to\u2062 foster an environment of inclusivity and\u200d respect.\u200b It is crucial that university leaders not only condemn acts of hate and bigotry but \u200balso take concrete steps to create\u200b an atmosphere where all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-washington-high-school-is-instructing-teachers-to-avoid-saying-biologically-male\/\" title=\"This Washington High School Is Instructing Teachers To Avoid Saying \u2018Biologically Male\u2019\">students feel safe<\/a> and valued.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billionaire Bill Ackman, who donated $26 million to Harvard in 2014, demanded the resignation of Harvard, UPenn, and MIT presidents. This came after they failed to acknowledge that advocating for the genocide of Jews on campus violated their anti-bullying and harassment policies. 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