Congress grills university leaders over antisemitism

New York Republican Elise Stefanik grills the university leaders over antisemitism.

In a series of heated questions, the New York congresswoman asked whether students who uttered the phrase would qualify as violating the universities’ code of conduct on bullying and harassment.

Dr Claudine Gay, President of Harvard University, said at one point in the hearing “that type of hateful speech is personally abhorrent to me,” but later emphasised that discipline would depend “on the context” and that student words need to cross over into “conduct targeted at an individual” to qualify as bullying and harassment.

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[Ozzie-mz]

Dehumanizing Jews is Antisemitism and Dehumanizing of Palestinian is what. Holocost of Palestinians is what. We have to be fair to all peoples of the world not the Jews only. Look at what they doing to the Palestinians today as the World gave them special privileges. Not fair at all.

[AerialDP]

I find the Israeli attitude quite disgusting. To complain about the language of Genocide while actually committing it… is insidious in the extreme

[lukemorgan]

What isn't antisemitic these days
Me saying that is probably antisemitic too

[fozzyami]

If she asked "is calling for the genocide of trans people acceptable" she's soon get a straight answer I bet.

[ambiasalam]

She should resign for her double standards and bias

[Trey-oupo]

Congresswomen should be asked the same but about PALESTINE and see if she has the same energy

[alinaaa]

This Congresswoman is paid well! Calling for Genocide is an issue, committing Genocide is not, this women is delusional!

[danielhooper]

Why is this congresswoman so thick headed? It is always context dependent

[frazerguest]

It’s truly alarming how many people on here are trying to defend these University leaders.

[tatata]

Getting a real McCarthy vibe coming from the US these days.

[jubhgioubgob]

The type of people who think Anti-Zionism is Antisemitism are the type of people who feel righteous when they pay their TV license 😂😅

[greyline]

All benefactors need to pull their funding now!

[tommytee]

Since when has Genocide been Context dependent…this individuals trying are attempting to normalise insanity.

[oliurrahman]

Does calling for the genocide of Palestinians violates all laws

[tjghorayeb]

Do you know the real meaning of Semite?
No you don’t as I am Semite, do not confuse Semitic people and religion.
I am a Christian Semite and proud of my ethnic origin and my religious belief.
I belong to a minority group of people in my region but I am still a Semite Christian.

[splinterbyrd]

McGill and Gay made complete fools of themselves, giving these robotic answers in orwellian bureaucrat-speak. They both come across as arrogant, and disdainful even of being there.

[Etty]

Her understanding is not dehumanising nor is it antisemitic, she’s just not allowed to say Israel is committing genocide.

[peregrinatorperegrinatorx]

Don't forget Palestinians are Semitic, Semitic people or Semites is an obsolete term for an ethnic, cultural or racial group associated with people of the Middle East, including Arabs, Jews, Akkadians, and Phoenicians, so when she says antisemitism, that also means against the Palestinians.

[Povrabiya]

Genocide of palestinians doesnt offend palestinians students or muslim students what a pathetic congress women she should resign

[BitByBitFitness.XVI]

😭😭😭😭😭😂😂 Ms stiffneck wants to cry cause she didn't hear wt she liked 😢😂