Two issues facing Harvard University Power The purpose A research team at the university working to combat anti-Semitism, anti-Muslim and anti-Arab bigotry released preliminary recommendations on Wednesday saying both Muslim and Jewish students face discrimination.
Both the President’s Task Force on Combating Anti-Muslim and Anti-Arab Bias and the President’s Task Force on Combating Anti-Semitism found that Jewish and Muslim members of Harvard University said they experienced “states of uncertainty, abandonment, intimidation, isolation, and a climate of intolerance” and faced “ostracism, harassment, and intimidation.”
“People of color who belong to other groups and identities, often Black and South Asian students, shared their own experiences of racism and hatred because they were perceived as allies or were misidentified as Arab, Muslim or Palestinian,” the Task Force on Anti-Muslim and Anti-Arab Bias’ preliminary recommendations state.
“Muslim women who wear hijabs and pro-Palestinian students who wear keffiyehs described being verbally harassed, called ‘terrorists’ and even spat on,” the advisory continues.
Meanwhile, the Task Force on Anti-Semitism’s recommendations state that Israeli students face “dire” conditions.
“They have frequently been the subject of ridicule and social exclusion,” the recommendation reads. “Discrimination, bullying and harassment on the basis of their Israeli nationality are serious violations of university policy and must be immediately and publicly condemned and subject to substantial disciplinary action.”
As the war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas continues, tensions have risen between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel activists on U.S. college campuses. Pro-Palestinian protesters on campus have faced accusations of anti-Semitism but have fought back.
The Hill contacted Harvard University.
