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Cornell University professor William Jacobson called President Martha Pollack's statement on antisemitism "window dressing" as the school faces threats to remove federal funding.
Education Images/Universal Images Group via GettyCornell University canceled classes for Friday after one of the school’s students allegedly made violent antisemitic threats against Jews on campus.In place of lectures, Cornell will observe a “community day” in acknowledgement of the “extraordinary stress” that has engulfed the college in recent weeks amid tensions surrounding the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.Another Law Firm Rescinds Job Offers to Ivy League Students Over Israel Let
Cornell University police are investigating a series of antisemitic threats made against the university’s Jewish community in online posts over the weekend, its president announced.
“We will not tolerate antisemitism at Cornell,” the university president said after threats were made against the Center for Jewish Living.
Antisemitic incidents have been on the rise since the outbreak earlier this month of the Israel-Hamas war.