University Presidents Say Calling for Jewish Genocide Doesn’t Always Constitute Harassment

Published on December 6, 2023

University presidents have refused to unequivocally say that calling for the genocide of Jews is harassment or bullying, saying the issue is a “context-dependent decision.” This occurred during a House Education and Workforce Committee hearing on Dec. 5 with University of Pennsylvania President Elizabeth Magill, Harvard President Claudine Gay, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology President Sally Kornbluth regarding anti-Semitism on college and university campuses amid the war between the Jewish state of Israel and the terrorist group Hamas. House GOP Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) asked those presidents whether calling for the genocide of Jews is harassment or bullying. “If targeted at individuals not making public statements,” said Ms. Kornbluth....