Harvard Students and Alumni Clash Over Israel-Gaza Conflict
A coalition of 34 student organizations at Harvard University has issued a pro-Palestinian statement blaming the "apartheid regime" for the Israel-Gaza war, leading to outrage from prominent alumni. The statement holds Israel responsible for the violence and accuses it of being the sole cause of the conflict. Harvard alumni, including former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers and Republican politicians Elise Stefanik and Ted Cruz, criticized the university's leadership for not responding to the statement. While Harvard's senior leadership expressed sadness over the violence, they did not directly address the student letter or the reaction to it.