Harvard ‘absolutely failed’ to comply with unprecedented subpoena in antisemitism probe, House Education Committee chair says
CNNDEC 2023
Campus antisemitism was an issue long before the Oct. 7 attack, but it has certainly worsened thanks to the weak responses from administrations across the country. Elite universities like Harvard, MIT, and North Carolina Chapel Hill have cowered in the face of rampant antisemitic violence and speech. If they wish to regain trust, they should follow schools like Brandeis and ban these harmful anti-Israel groups and the vicious tactics they use to scare Jewish students.
Elite universities have not protected Palestinian students in the slightest but rather followed in the footsteps of the far-right by painting anti-war Palestinians as violent terrorists. Instead of sticking to their principles, they've ignored the long-held liberal values of free speech no matter the subject. Jewish groups are claiming that anti-Israel rhetoric is actual violence, thus becoming the 'woke' caricature conservatives use to stigmatize progressive causes.
While it appears that liberal institutions are realizing the oft-violent nature of the pro-Palestine movement in America, conservatives must be careful not to encourage anti-free speech agendas. Once the Israel-Palestine conflict is over, these universities, if given more control over speech, will undoubtedly use this power to go after White and conservative students. The rule of thumb should be to ban physical violence without prohibiting speech for any student or group.
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