Law Firm Rescinds Job Offers to Ivy League Students Over Anti-Israel Letters
Davis Polk, a top U.S. law firm, has rescinded job offers to three Ivy League students from Harvard and Columbia universities who signed open letters supporting Hamas against Israel. The firm's chair and managing partner stated that the statements in the letters were contrary to the firm's values and that rescinding the offers was necessary to uphold a safe and inclusive work environment. The decision has sparked reactions from other employers on social media, with some calling for the release of the students' names to avoid hiring them. Davis Polk's spokesperson emphasized that the views expressed in the letters were in direct contradiction to the firm's value system, leading to the withdrawal of the job offers.