LETTER FROM NEW YORK
Have they been fighting these left-wing students who are supporters of wokism and cancel culture for months? Nevertheless, American billionaires became outraged when certain Harvard student organizations blamed the State of Israel for Hamas’ terrorist attacks.
“We, the undersigned student organizations, hold the Israeli regime fully responsible for all the violence that is taking place,” wrote thirty-four student organizations on campus, mostly Muslim minority groups, on October 10, saying wordlessly to the Israeli victims: neither the women nor the murdered children, added: “The coming days will require a firm stance against colonial reprisals. We call on the Harvard community to take action to end the ongoing annihilation of Palestinians. »
Kenneth Griffin, the billionaire founder of hedge fund Citadel, picked up the phone and called on the leadership of the famed University of Massachusetts to commit to defending the Jewish state. This man, who donated $500 million (€468 million) to Harvard, didn’t take offense, especially in an interview with the New York Times in which he called the student unions’ letter “unforgivable.” He’s not the only one. Whether non-Jews – like Mr. Griffin, who is a Presbyterian – or Jews, the university’s graduates went on the attack.
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The head of the hedge fund Pershing Square, Bill Ackman, demanded the membership list of the signatory associations. “A number of CEOs have asked me whether Harvard would release a list of the members of each of the Harvard organizations that published the letter assigning full responsibility to Israel for Hamas’ heinous acts, to ensure that no one.” “We accidentally hire employees.” one of them,” Mr. Ackman tweeted.
In the face of criticism, the financier stood his ground: “Would you hire someone who would blame the victims for the despicable violence of a terrorist group?” I don’t believe that. I don’t think you would hire a school board member who made a statement blaming victims of Ku Klux Klan lynchings. »
A “McCarthy” type blacklist.
Some have taken action, such as the famous law firm Davis Polk canceling job offers for three students from Harvard and Columbia in New York, while other universities have experienced similar controversies to Harvard.
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