{"id":543851,"date":"2021-05-28T08:20:38","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T12:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=543851"},"modified":"2021-05-28T08:20:44","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T12:20:44","slug":"rutgers-officials-publicly-condemn-anti-semitism-then-they-apologize-to-palestinian-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rutgers-officials-publicly-condemn-anti-semitism-then-they-apologize-to-palestinian-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Rutgers Officials Publicly Condemn Anti-Semitism. Then They Apologize To Palestinian Community."},"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\">22<\/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%2Frutgers-officials-publicly-condemn-anti-semitism-then-they-apologize-to-palestinian-community%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=543851&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1230990875.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>On Wednesday, the chancellor of Rutgers University, joined by the provost and executive vice chancellor for research and academic affairs, issued a statement condemning anti-Semitism. The next day, they issued an apology, writing, \u201cIn hindsight, it is clear to us that the message failed to communicate support for our Palestinian community members.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/27\/rutgers-chancellor-apologizes-antisemitism-email\/\">The Daily Caller<\/a> noted, the <a href=\"https:\/\/newbrunswick.rutgers.edu\/chancellor\/speaking-out-against-anti-semitism\">original statement<\/a> from Chancellor Christopher J. Molloyand Executive Vice-Chancellor Francine Conway, titled \u201cSpeaking Out Against Anti-Semitism,\u201d asserted:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"38\">\n<p><em>We are saddened by and greatly concerned about the sharp rise in hostile sentiments and anti-Semitic violence in the United States. Recent incidents of hate directed toward Jewish members of our community again remind us of what history has to teach us. Tragically, in the last century alone, acts of prejudice and hatred left unaddressed have served as the foundation for many atrocities against targeted groups around the world.&nbsp;\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Although it has been nearly two decades since the U.S. Congress approved the Global Anti-Semitism Review Act, the upward trend of anti-Semitism continues. We have also been witnesses to the increasing violence between Israeli forces and Hamas in the Middle East leading to the deaths of children and adults and mass displacement of citizens in the Gaza region and the loss of lives in Israel.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This recent resurgence of anti-Semitism demands that we again call out and denounce acts of hate and prejudice against members of the Jewish community and any other targeted and oppressed groups on our campus and in our community.&nbsp;\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We call out all forms of bigotry, prejudice, discrimination, xenophobia, and oppression, in whatever ways they may be expressed.&nbsp;We condemn any vile acts of hate against members of our community designed to generate fear, devalue, demonize, or dehumanize.&nbsp;We embrace and affirm the value and dignity of each member of our Rutgers community regardless of religion, race, ethnic background, sexual orientation, gender, and ability.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But the next day, Molly and Conway <a href=\"https:\/\/newbrunswick.rutgers.edu\/chancellor\/apology\">apologized<\/a>, writing this:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"13\">\n<p><em>We are writing today as a follow-up to the message sent on Wednesday, May 26th to the university community. We understand that intent and impact are two different things, and while the intent of our message was to affirm that Rutgers\u2013New Brunswick is a place where all identities can feel validated and supported, the impact of the message fell short of that intention. In hindsight, it is clear to us that the message failed to communicate support for our Palestinian community members. We sincerely apologize for the hurt that this message has caused. \u2026 Our goal of creating a beloved community will not be easy, and while we may make mistakes along the way; we hope we can all learn from them as we continue this vital work together.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/rutgers-prof-publishes-anti-semitic-vitriol-hank-berrien\">noted<\/a> in October 2017 that Rutgers University has included faculty members that have pushed openly anti-Semitic rhetoric:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"19.731543624161\">\n<p><em>Michael Chikindas, who also serves as director of the school\u2019s Center for Digestive Health, has charged the Jewish people with responsibility for the Armenian genocide, termed Judaism as \u201cthe most racist religion in the world,\u201d and sniped that Israel is a \u201cterrorist country.\u201d \u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Rutgers features some of the most anti-Semitic professors in the country; Jasbir Puar, an associate professor of women\u2019s and gender studies at Rutgers, spoke at Vassar College in 2016, alleging that the bodies of \u201cyoung Palestinian men \u2026 were mined for organs for scientific research,\u201d according to a&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/fairnesstoisraelatvassar.blogspot.com\/p\/critique-of-jasbir-puar-feb-3-lecture.html\">transcript<\/a>&nbsp;from the Vassar alumni group Fairness To Israel. She also claimed Israel\u2019s actions could be called a \u201cgenocide in slow motion.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In November 2017, The Daily Wire also&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/rutgers-defends-hiring-former-bashar-al-assad-frank-camp\">noted<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"18.461417322835\">\n<p><em>Since the fall of 2015, Rutgers University has employed a man named Mazen Adi. His employment appears to have remained under the radar until early November when Shiri Moshe of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2017\/11\/05\/syrian-diplomat-who-accused-israelis-of-trafficking-childrens-organs-now-professor-at-rutgers-university\/\">The Algemeiner<\/a> reported that prior to his teaching gig at Rutgers, Adi was a representative for the Bashar al-Assad regime at the United Nations. \u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In addition to defending Syria in general and the vile actions of Bashar al-Assad specifically, Adi has made numerous sickening and shocking remarks. In 2012, during a speech condemning Israel, Adi&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CyxY2A9ToPY\">said<\/a>: \u201cIndeed, international gangs led by some Israeli officials are now trafficking children\u2019s organs.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday, the chancellor of Rutgers University, joined by the provost and executive vice chancellor for research and academic affairs, issued a statement condemning anti-Semitism. 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