Kenneth Marcus' name was stripped from a resolution confirming Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's nominees to George Mason University's Board of Visitors.
Harvard, which has seen its campus erupt in pro-Hamas demonstrations after the terror group launched its Oct. 7 attacks, has settled two separate lawsuits alleging antisemitic discrimination brought by The Louis Brandeis Center and the other filed by Students Against Antisemitism and Shabbos Kestenabaum.
Harvard University will provide additional protections for Jewish students under a settlement announced on Tuesday.
The recent Global 100 survey conducted by the Anti-Defamation League has revealed a disturbing truth: antisemitism is not only persisting but thriving in our modern world. With an estimated 2.2 billion adults worldwide harboring deeply ingrained antisemitic attitudes,
The lawsuits came after Harvard faced fierce criticism over its handling of anti-Israel protests that erupted on campus amid the Israel-Hamas war. Jewish students alleged they were bullied, spat on, intimidated, threatened and subjected to verbal and physical harassment.
The Artists on Antisemitism IV exhibit opens Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Suffolk Y Jewish Community Center in Commack.
Harvard’s settlement of two antisemitism lawsuits Tuesday sparked pointed reactions from student groups on campus, ranging from reserved hope to fury and fears of censorship.
Shapiro discussed the responsibility of universities to protect Jewish students and commented on the lack of appropriate action taken by the administration in response to antisemitic incidents.
The opposition leader said the government's stance on the Gaza war made the foreign minister "the most inappropriate person" to attend.
In addition to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Anti-Defamation League, a leading antisemitism watchdog, also defended Elon Musk this week.
The Anti-Defamation League slammed Elon Musk after he posted a series of Nazi-related puns on X when defending his gesture at a Trump inauguration rally that many claimed was a Nazi salute.