Harvard President Faces Backlash for Her Testimony on Anti-Semitism on Campus

A Harvard Jewish student organization has criticized Harvard’s president, Claudine Gay, for her testimony over anti-Semitism on campus following her hearing before Congress on Dec. 5.  “When pressed during her testimony, President Gay repeatedly equivocated, refusing to characterize calls for the genocide of Jews as a breach of Harvard’s code of conduct, instead saying the offense ‘depends on the context,'” the Jewish student Harvard Hillel said in its statement. “President Gay’s refusal to draw a line around threatening antisemitic speech as a violation of Harvard’s policies is profoundly shocking given explicit provisions within the conduct code prohibiting this kind of bullying and harassment,” the student organization added....