Columbia's New "Antisemitism Task Force" Won't Define Antisemitism
As the task force shuts down dissent, Columbia students and faculty fear loose definitions of antisemitism will be used to stifle pro-Palestine speech.
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As the task force shuts down dissent, Columbia students and faculty fear loose definitions of antisemitism will be used to stifle pro-Palestine speech.
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One esteemed institution after another, Ivy Leaguers and respected state and private universities have been dangerously redefined by a woke agenda that sees them support Hamas.
(JTA) — Three Ivy League universities have announced steps to fight antisemitism after weeks of turmoil on their campuses and others. Harvard University has put together a group of advisors to address antisemitism on campus, and both the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University announced on Wednesday that they would convene task forces on antisemitism. […]
The paper certainly looks like a source of the anti-Jewish ideas that the task force is designed to root out from Morningside Heights.