Lawmakers fume at university presidents over antisemitism 😳

Top university presidents defended their responses to antisemitism on their campuses in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war before Congress on Dec. 5 as they faced a grilling from lawmakers. Claudine Gay, the president of Harvard, acknowledged an “alarming” rise in antisemitism at the university amid the tensions that have roiled campuses across the country since the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas and Israel’s military response in Gaza. Gay has been under pressure from prominent donors, alumni, members of Congress and one of her predecessors over Harvard’s response to antisemitism and protests against Israel. READ MORE: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/05/university-presidents-antisemitism-house-panel-00130143