The episode, which has gone viral, has disastrous consequences for America’s most prestigious universities, which are already accused of weakness in the face of rising anti-Semitism on their campuses following the Hamas massacre and the Gaza war. On Tuesday, the presidents of Harvard, MIT and the University of Pennsylvania gave five hours of interviews to a congressional panel on the topic. In a tense atmosphere, Republican Elise Stefanik asked them this question: “Does calling for the genocide of Jews contradict the code of conduct of your university, yes or no? » Receives the same answer three times: “It depends on the context”, “whether it is directed against a person.”
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MIT President Sally Kornbluth reacts negatively unless such “public comments are directed at a specific individual.” In this case, such an act will become the subject of investigation. She clarifies that she has not heard such calls in her establishment.
Source: Le Parisien
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