Harvard President Claudine Gay clarified her position on students calling for genocide against the Jewish people Wednesday, saying that students who did so would be “held to account,” according to a tweet.
Republican New York Rep. Elise Stefanik questioned several presidents of elite universities Tuesday, including Gay, who refused to say whether genocidal chants calling for the elimination of Jews, such as “intifada revolution” or “from the river to the sea,” violated the universities’ codes of conduct. Following backlash on social media and uproar from prominent figures, Gay clarified and said calls for genocide “have no place at Harvard,” according to a tweet. (RELATED: Columbia Law Dean Resigns Amid Raging Campus Antisemitism)
“There are some who have confused a right to free expression with the idea that Harvard will condone calls for violence against Jewish…
