A Harvard University faculty group formed to support pro-Palestinian students posted an anti-Semitic image on Monday, which they later deleted and apologized for, but later sparked protests on campus and led to the investigation of a congressional investigator. It attracted attention.
The post, published on Instagram by Harvard University’s Palestine Justice Faculty (FSJP), included a depiction of a man holding a leash in his hand with a Jewish religious symbol controlling two black people. . Apparently it was a caricature from the 1960s.
Harvard University *faculty* just put up a blatantly anti-Semitic poster depicting Jewish hands controlling the minds of black people. With professors like this, it’s easy to see why we Jewish students don’t feel safe in class. pic.twitter.com/AiqADJSIFw
— Shabbos Kestenbaum (@ShabbosK) February 19, 2024
Many Jewish groups on campus called the illustration just the latest shocking example of anti-Semitism at Harvard.
of harvard crimson report The university said it would investigate faculty positions originating from two student groups.
The university announced Monday night that it is investigating social media posts containing anti-Semitic images by two pro-Palestinian student groups and will refer the matter to Harvard’s Board of Trustees.
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The post came from two student groups, Harvard Palestine Solidarity Committee and African American Resistance Organization, but most of the initial criticism came from Harvard faculty and staff who reposted the image on their Instagram Stories. was directed at pro-Palestinian groups.
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Jacob M. Miller ’25, former Harvard Hillel president and Crimson editorial board chairman, wrote that Harvard’s “problem with anti-Semitism is so deep that it extends to the school’s faculty.” I’m ashamed. ”
Harvard University’s Palestine Justice Faculty Group apologized for the post, saying it was “linked to our account” and simply promoting it, as if the group hadn’t taken the time to publish the post itself on Instagram. I apologized as if I had just done it. Passive role.
The post was flagged by the House Education and Labor Committee, which just last Friday issued a subpoena to Harvard to explain the rise in anti-Semitism on campus.
This disgusting anti-Semitism has no place in our society, much less on the faculty of Harvard University. https://t.co/X1TsdP4TSG
— House Education and Labor Committee (@EdWorkforceCmte) February 19, 2024
Former Harvard University president Claudine Gay resigned last month after failing to explain to Congress whether calling for the extermination of Jews violated campus policy. However, the immediate catalyst for her resignation was the deepening plagiarism scandal, not her intransigent stance against anti-Semitism at Harvard.
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