Jeremiah Poff is an education and culture reporter for the Washington Examiner. A Virginia native, he previously worked for the Cardinal Newman Society, the Department of Education, and the College Fix. He graduated from Franciscan University of Steubenville in 2019 with a degree in journalism and a minor in human life studies.
Republican lawmakers who graduated from Harvard are demanding the Ivy League university do more to combat antisemitism amid fallout over a student statement that sympathized with Hamas terrorists.
"It is sickening that students at Harvard University have such a deep hatred for Israel that they have chosen to ignore reality, celebrate ruthless terrorists, and blame innocent civilians," the lawmakers wrote."This heinous statement and the support it received from over thirty student organizations across Harvard University should raise immediate concerns into Harvard's curriculum regarding the State of Israel.
The abrupt disavowal of the statement by the groups came after billionaire Bill Ackman, a Harvard alum, asked that the names of the students who signed the statement be publicly released"so as to ensure that none of us inadvertently hire any of their members." Amid the retreat from the Harvard students's statement, Gay released a video statement Thursday saying the university"rejects terrorism,""rejects hate," and"rejects the harassment or intimidation of individuals based on their beliefs," while asserting the university's support for free expression.
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