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Lawrence Summers, Ted Cruz criticize Harvard for student statement blaming Israel
The school administration has remained mum amid an outpouring of criticism over the position of student organizations on the attacks by Hamas.
The school administration has remained mum amid an outpouring of criticism over the position of student organizations on the attacks by Hamas
The students originally wrote in a Saturday statement that the Hamas-led attack “did not occur in a vacuum” and that Israel was “entirely responsible for all unfolding violence.”
“In the coming days, Palestinians will be forced to bear the full brunt of Israel’s violence,” the students wrote.
A review of the statement shows that most of the 35 student organizations signing the letter are identity-based groups or caucuses — and several of them, in name, expressly support the rights of Palestinian people. Activist student groups that support Palestinians are common across the country, and they often lead demonstrations and protests critical of Israel on campuses.
Following much of the backlash, Harvard’s leadership released a statement Monday night that did not directly address the student organizations but instead focused on the school’s commitment to fostering open dialogue.
“We have no illusion that Harvard alone can readily bridge the widely different views of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but we are hopeful that, as a community devoted to learning, we can take steps that will draw on our common humanity and shared values in order to modulate rather than amplify the deep-seated divisions and animosities so distressingly evident in the wider world,” the school’s leadership said.
