'I Am Sorry': Harvard President Does Damage Control on Disastrous Anti-Semitism Testimony
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Harvard president Claudine Gay issued an apology for her remarks on anti-Semitism during congressional testimony earlier this week.
"I am sorry," Gay told the Harvard Crimson on Thursday. "Substantively, I failed to convey what is my truth."
Under questioning from Rep. Elise Stefanik (R., N.Y.), Gay refused to say whether calling for violence against Jews would violate Harvard's policies against harassment and bullying, saying it "depends on the context."
The exchange prompted immediate backlash from students and alumni. Harvard's Hillel chapter released a statement saying that Gay's testimony "calls into question her ability to protect Jewish students on Harvard's…
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