In a Monday letter to UPenn President Liz Magill, Lauder slammed the university’s decision to host a controversial “Palestine Writes Literature Festival” last month.
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“I told you that those invited to the event had a history of not just strong anti-Israel bias, but outright antisemitism. You were already aware of much of this,” Lauder writes. “I now know that the conference has put a deep stain on Penn’s reputation that will take a long time to repair.” Last month’s pro-Palestinian festival included author Aya Ghanameh, who has called for “Death to Israel,” and writer Randa Abdel-Fattah, who has said Israel is a “demonic, sick project” and that she “can’t wait for the day we commemorate its end.” Lauder added that UPenn’s decision to hold the event and its response has caused him the “greatest sorrow” and that he does not want any students at the Lauder Institute to be taught by those involved with the event.
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