Lawmakers grill Harvard, MIT presidents on rise in antisemitism

Wednesday, December 6th • Segment

The university leaders acknowledged that antisemitism and islamophobia are on the rise in society and on their campuses since the Israel-Hamas war started on October 7th. Universities are trying to walk the line between protecting freedom of expression and prohibiting what some view as hateful rhetoric.

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