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News that the university had blocked a fellowship for the former head of Human Rights Watch stirred debate over academic freedom and donor influence.

The university had previously denied the former Human Rights Watch head a position over his views on Israel.

Roth, whose father was a Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany, frequently tweets criticism of Israel that his critics say sometimes veers into antisemitism.

School dean Douglas Elmendorf says his previous decision not to offer the fellowship to HRW head Roth was a mistake; says change based on evaluation of his potential contributions to the School

University says it was an 'error' to rescind position from Kenneth Roth, allegedly over anti-Israel criticism, but denies claims donor influence and politics motivated move

Denying a fellowship to the man who transformed Human Rights Watch into an anti-Zionist propaganda machine is justified, not a blow to free speech.

Roth’s reaction to his rejection from Harvard's Kennedy School is simply the latest iteration of his penchant for blaming the Jews first, and asking

(JNS) Former Human Rights Watch Executive Director Kenneth Roth was denied a fellowship position at Harvard’s Kennedy School due to his “anti-Israel bias,” The Nation reported on Jan. 5.

Harvard, whose motto is Veritas, should be commended for facing the media mob and finally taking a firm stance against anti-Jewish hatred.

From the blog of Mike Offner at The Times of Israel