He is a staff writer for The New Yorker and a graduate of Harvard University. But there remains contentious disagreement over that phrase, and more broadly, over where to draw the line between deeply felt anti-Israel beliefs and blatant antisemitism.Tad Friend, in his 2009 memoir Cheerful Money: Me, My Family and the Last Days of Wasp Splendor, reveals in candid detail his complicated upbringing and emotionally insular life in an illustrious family, which includes a signer of the Declaration of Independence, a president of Swarthmore College and generations of Ivy League degrees. Some Jewish students and alumni, meanwhile, have pointed to rhetoric at pro-Palestinian rallies that they view as antisemitic, including the phrase “from the river to the sea,” which Gay has condemned.

Some pro-Palestinian students have been doxxed and say that the university has not done enough to protect them from harassment and intimidation. As Israel pummeled Gaza to go after Hamas - killing thousands of civilians, burying children under rubble, and displacing cities’ worth of people - tensions ratcheted even further.ĭemonstrations at Harvard calling for the safe return of hostages held by Hamas and rallies calling for a cease-fire in Gaza have become regular occurrences.

That incursion included the murder of families in their homes, kidnapping of children, and a mass slaughter of civilians at a music festival. Tensions over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have roiled campuses in recent weeks following the Oct. Gay, with the presidents of MIT and UPenn, is set to testify on Capitol Hill next week about efforts to address antisemitism on campus. Other colleges and universities facing recent investigations include Wellesley College, the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, and Cornell University. 7 - the day Hamas attacked Israel - according to its website. That’s the same amount of cases opened from the start of the year until Oct. OCR, which investigates allegations that include schools having failed to protect students from harassment based on race, color or national origin, has opened 15 such investigations since Oct. Opening an investigation “in no way implies that OCR has made a determination on the merits of the complaint,” according to the letter seen by the Globe. “Consistent with our standard practice, once law enforcement’s inquiry is complete, the University will address the incident through its student disciplinary procedures to determine if University policies or codes of conduct have been violated and, if so, take appropriate action.”

“That incident is being investigated by the FBI and the Harvard University Police Department,” Gay said. 9 said she has “heard from many community members” about that incident. While the Department of Education did not publicly disclose the specifics of the investigation, Fox News Digital, which first reported the probe, said it came in response to a disputed incident that involved an Israeli student at an October pro-Palestinian protest on the campus of Harvard Business School. Spokespeople for the Department of Education did not respond to requests for comment Tuesday evening.Ī Harvard spokesperson said Tuesday evening that the university supports “the work of the Office of Civil Rights to ensure students’ rights to access educational programs are safeguarded and will work with the office to address their questions.”

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