'Harvard has been the most talked-about example, because, well, it’s Harvard.'
Pro-Hamas protests show how higher education has finally crossed the lineWith the horrific massacre, rapes and infant murders and kidnappings Hamas proudly perpetrated in Israel, much of the American academic community, especially at elite universities, sided with . . . Hamas.Harvard has been the most talked-about example, because, well, it’s Harvard.
And Harvard’s President Claudine Gay released an initial statement so ham-handed that she spent the rest of the week trying to row it back. They deleted it because many major firms announced they won’t hire anyone on the list. Some have even asked for membership lists of the student organizations involved so they can make sure not to hire any students who belong.
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