In response to antisemitism on campus, former Republican governor of Maryland Larry Hogan withdrew from his fellowships at Harvard University on Monday, per a letter published on X.
A letter signed by more than 30 student organizations accused Israel of being behind the Hamas terrorist attacks that started on October 7.
According to the letter, Hogan notified the university that he was leaving his fellowships at the Chan School of Public Health and the Kennedy School of Politics because of the antisemitism that arose on campus in the wake of the attacks.
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“Unfortunately, this letter is to officially inform you that I must regretfully withdraw my offer to participate in this engagement. I cannot condone the dangerous anti-Semitism that has taken root on your campus, especially by more than 30 Harvard student organizations attempting to justify and celebrate Hamas’ terrorism against innocent Israeli and American civilians,” Hogan wrote in the letter.
“This morning, I informed @Harvard that I must withdraw my offer to participate in fellowships this Fall. I cannot condone the dangerous anti-Semitism that has taken root on their campus,” said Hogan.
“This horrific terrorist attack was the greatest loss of Jewish life since the Holocaust and it should be universally condemned as exactly what it is: pure evil. While these students have a right to free speech, they do not have a right to have hate speech to go unchallenged by your institution. Harvard’s failure to immediately and forcefully denounce the anti-Semitic vitriol from these students is in my opinion a moral stain on the University,” Hogan continued.
A truck displaying the names and photos of Harvard students who signed a letter blaming Israel for a violent Hamas terrorist attack on the country drove around the campus just days after the attack.
Multiple student groups endorsed an open letter that blamed “Israeli colonial occupation” for the terrorist attacks committed by Hamas, killing over 1,200 people.
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