Heads of Harvard, UPenn and MIT to testify before Congress about campus antisemitism: ‘We want them to answer for these horrific and unacceptable protests’

The presidents of the Ivy League schools Harvard, UPenn and MIT will be taken to task today over their response to pro-Palestine protests on campus, which congressional leaders say have fueled anti-Semitism and targeted Jewish students in all of America has felt neglected and unsafe.

At 10:15 a.m., leaders of the three schools will be questioned by Republican lawmakers serving on the House Committee on Education & the Workforce.

Chairman Virginia Foxx says the three presidents have failed in their responses to the predominantly pro-Palestinian demonstrations.

Their collective inability to condemn Hamas has created a donor vacuum where generous Jewish alumni once stood.

One of many pro-Palestinian campus protests that Republicans have called “morally reprehensible.”

At 10:15 a.m., leaders of the three schools will be questioned by Republican lawmakers serving on the House Committee on Education & the Workforce

In addition to larger, often peaceful protests, special incidents of violence against Jewish students have occurred on some school campuses.

Republicans say the schools have not gone far enough in condemning Hamas for fear of disrupting their liberal student bodies.

“I want to ask them when they will grow a backbone and do what they should be doing, which is condemn terrorism and do what they can to protect their students,” Foxx said in an appearance on Newsmax last night. Tuesday hearing.

Harvard President Dr. Claudine Gray, UPenn President Liz Magill and MIT President Sally Kornbluth will all be called to testify before the committee.

The hearing will also include testimony from Dr. Pamela Nadell, Professor of History and Jewish Studies, American University.

In November, more than 1,600 Harvard alumni threatened to withdraw their donations in protest of the school's response to the protests.

Chairman Virginia Foxx says the three presidents have failed in their responses to the largely pro-Palestinian demonstrations

Foxx was outspoken in her criticism of the schools and their approach.

“Anti-Semitism has no place in America, especially on college campuses. Colleges and universities have become a breeding ground for radical ideology.

“That fact has never been more apparent as campus demonstrations in support of Hamas and other terrorist organizations erupt.

'These demonstrations are not only morally reprehensible, but also incite violence against Jewish students and employees.

“Adopting this resolution is a good first step, but I can assure you that we will not stop here.

'The committee will soon hold a hearing on combating anti-Semitism.

“I will continue to demand accountability for this type of hateful and violent rhetoric,” she said earlier this month.

Bill Ackman (left), the CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, has also spoken out and withdrawn his donations to his alma mater. Les Wexner (right) withdrew his foundation's Harvard funding in protest of the response to the issue