Bill Ackman, a wealthy Harvard alumnus, has called on the university’s president, Claudine Gay, to take immediate steps to address anti-Semitism on campus.
Ackman, the founder of U.S. hedge fund management company Pershing Square Capital Management, wrote in a letter to President Gay on April 4 that he met with students and faculty and revealed the “disastrous” situation on campus. He pointed out.
Four weeks after the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by the Islamic group Hamas, the university says it has lost confidence that the university will take the necessary steps, and the university’s campus is no longer open to threats of physical violence from Jewish students against them. He expressed the view that this is a place of concern.
Please see my below letter to the President of Harvard University sent today:
November 4, 2023
Dear President Gay,
I am writing this letter to you regretfully. Never did I think I would have to write a letter to the president of my alma mater about the impact of her actions…
— Bill Ackman (@BillAckman) November 5, 2023
A Harvard spokesperson cited the university’s previous comments on campus safety and conduct, but declined to directly address Ackman’s letter.
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Tensions have been high on campuses such as Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, and Pennsylvania since Hamas killed 1,400 Israelis and took more than 200 hostages in a surprise attack last month.
According to health authorities in the Gaza Strip, which is under effective control of Hamas, the death toll in the Israeli attacks has risen to about 9,500, and demonstrations against Israeli bombings are regularly held on university campuses. .
According to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), an American Jewish organization, anti-Semitic incidents such as assaults, harassment, and vandalism have increased by 400% nationwide since the 7th of last month, and campus incidents have increased by 400%. 54 incidents have been reported.
In the letter, Ackman announced immediate suspensions for those involved in an incident last month that involved “alleged harassment and physical assault” of a Jewish student and for posting anti-Semitic content on the Slack message board. They are seeking disciplinary action against the students who did so.
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