Harvard Student Groups Face Backlash for Anti-Israel Statement

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Harvard Student Groups Face Backlash for Anti-Israel Statement
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Several CEOs, including billionaire hedge fund CEO Bill Ackman, are demanding that Harvard University release the names of students whose organizations signed a letter blaming Israel for the attacks by Hamas. The CEOs want the students blacklisted, but some of the students have since distanced themselves from the letter. Harvard President Claudine Gay stated that no student group speaks for the university or its leadership. The controversy has sparked a debate about free speech, accountability, and the potential consequences of naming the students.

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