Harvard University is being sued by students who say a “cancer of anti-Semitism” is growing on campus, and the school has been accused of being a “cancer of anti-Semitism.”[ing] professors supporting anti-Semitic violence” and “ignoring student pleas for protection.”
“Harvard University and its administrators…directly and intentionally discriminate against Jewish Harvard students.”[s]” the complaint states.
The lawsuit was filed Wednesday by Kasowitz Benson Torres (KBT), a major New York City law firm that has investigated the university for allegedly violating the Title VI civil rights of Jewish students.
KBT recently filed a lawsuit with New York University, the first in a series of lawsuits the company expects to bring against elite universities.
Title VI prohibits any agency receiving federal funding from discriminating against any group on the basis of race, color, or national origin. The lawsuit alleges that anti-Semitism is “severe and pervasive” and that Jewish students have created a “hostile environment” that is “dangerous to their abusers.”
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Not only do students face anti-Semitism, the lawsuit says, but institutions avoid taking action or enforcing policies specifically to protect Jews.
“Harvard University and its administrators…directly and intentionally discriminate against Jewish Harvard students.”[s]” the complaint alleges.
The lawsuit asks the court to force Harvard to take action, including disciplinary actions such as “terminating” professors and “suspending” students.
“Harvard University has done nothing to protect Jews from complaints about its faculty,” the complaint states.
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One example the complaint cites is that Harvard University “did nothing” regarding one of its faculty members who glorified terrorism.
“Sawsan Abdulrahim, a visiting scholar at the Harvard FXB Center… tweeted an image glorifying Hamas terrorists paragliding the day after the Hamas massacre and continues to tweet messages glorifying the Intifada,” the complaint alleges. There is.
Harvard University was sued for a “cancer of anti-Semitism” that “harmed” Jewish students on campus. (Getty)
Most importantly, it required Harvard University to reject foreign donations from countries seeking to promote anti-Semitic policies.
Rep. James Comer (R.K.Y.) said that Harvard University accepts funding from “sources that support Hamas or have ties to terrorist organizations such as Qatar, Lebanon, and the Palestinian Authority.” I asked Claudine Gay, then president of Harvard University, about this.
Gay said, “Harvard University has policies governing the acceptance of gifts and contracts, starting with respect for federal law…and we go further, accepting only gifts that are consistent with our mission.'' ” he answered.
The lawsuit alleges that accepting donations from these groups influenced course offerings and professors hired.
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The lawsuit asked the court to intervene, saying Harvard “should decline.”[e] and go back[n] Foreign donations…implicitly or explicitly condition the hiring or promotion of professors who espouse anti-Semitism, or the inclusion of anti-Semitic classes or curricula. ”
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The lawsuit sought punitive relief for harm caused to Jewish students.
“Jewish Harvard Students[s]… has suffered and continues to suffer substantial damages, the amount of which will be determined at trial,” the lawsuit said.
Fox News Digital reached out to Harvard University for comment, but did not immediately receive a response.
