The presidents of three private colleges are facing criticism from the left and the right after declining to say whether students would face punishment if they called for the genocide of Jews.
The leaders of MIT, Penn, and Harvard appeared Tuesday before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce to answer questions about antisemitism on campus, with a three-minute exchange with U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik highlighting the event.
“At Penn, does calling for the genocide of Jews violate Penn’s rules or code of conduct?” Stefanik asked Penn’s president, M. Elizabeth Magill.
“If the speech turns into conduct, it can be harassment,” Magill answered.
Stefanik tried again.
“I am asking, specifically [about] calling for the genocide of Jews — does that constitute bullying or harassment?” she asked.
According to the president of @Penn, there is a “context” in which calling for the mass-murder of Jews is acceptable. The leaders of tomorrow are being educated at schools that refuse to condemn calls for Jewish genocide.
This should terrify everyone.
Those who permit… pic.twitter.com/QcYyzNseqj
— Ambassador Gilad Erdan גלעד ארדן (@giladerdan1) December 6,…
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