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Bill Ackman Doesn’t Want to Hire Harvard Students Who Blamed Israel

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Bill Ackman and other business leaders said they never want to hire the Harvard University students who signed a statement saying they “hold the Israeli regime entirely responsible for all unfolding violence.” Ackman, a hedge-fund manager, and senior executives such as Jonathan Neman, CEO of Sweetg

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  1. Harvard students blaming Israel for Hamas attacks sparks fury: "Despicable"

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  2. Newest

    Bill Ackman Doesn’t Want to Hire Harvard Students Who Blamed Israel

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  1. New York Post

    31 Harvard student groups’ despicable letter backing Hamas exposes the deep sickness of US academia (opens New York Post)

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    A letter signed by 31 Harvard University student groups blaming Israel as “entirely responsible” for Hamas’ heinous attacks shows how low US higher education has sunk.

  2. Fox News

    New York Democrat slams Harvard students for blaming Israel for Hamas attacks: There are no 'both sides' (opens Fox News)

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    Democratic Rep. Ritchie Torres on Monday slammed Harvard students after they penned a letter blaming Israel for attacks conducted by the terror group Hamas.

  3. The Daily Caller

    An Insane Number Of Ivy League Students Are Blaming Israel For The Hamas Attacks (opens The Daily Caller)

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    A whole slew of student groups at Harvard University placed the blame Sunday for the Hamas terror attack at the feet of Israel.

  4. New York Post

    Thirty-one Harvard organizations blame Israel for Hamas attack: ‘Entirely responsible’ (opens New York Post)

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    More than 30 student organizations at Harvard University are holding Israel “entirely responsible” for Hamas’ attack on the Jewish nation over the weekend.

  5. Washington Examiner

    Israel war: 31 Harvard student groups double down on blaming Israel for Hamas attacks (opens Washington Examiner)

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    A coalition of 31 student groups at Harvard University that released a statement blaming Israel for terrorist attacks against the country by Hamas doubled down on the statement within hours of issuing it.

  6. The Washington Free Beacon

    Harvard Dean, Student Groups Blame Israel for War (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    The Dean of Harvard's Graduate School of Education is blaming both “Hamas and the Israeli government” for the outbreak of war in Israel.

  7. Newsweek

    Harvard students blaming Israel for Hamas attacks sparks fury: "Despicable" (opens Newsweek)

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    "For the last two decades, millions of Palestinians in Gaza have been forced to live in an open-air prison," the Harvard Palestine Solidarity Groups said.

  8. Fox News

    Top Republican slams alma mater Harvard after student groups blame Israel for Hamas attack (opens Fox News)

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    Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., called on Harvard leadership to condemn an "anti-Semitic" statement signed by more than two dozen student organizations at the university.

  9. Politico

    Lawrence Summers, Ted Cruz criticize Harvard for student statement blaming Israel (opens Politico)

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    The school administration has remained mum amid an outpouring of criticism over the position of student organizations on the attacks by Hamas.

  10. Fox News

    Harvard student organizations claim Israel 'entirely responsible' for Gaza attacks (opens Fox News)

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    Several Harvard student organizations signed a joint statement holding Israel responsible for the deadly attack by Hamas and the subsequent war that followed.

  11. Politico

    'Moral cowardice': Rep. Auchincloss urges Harvard to condemn students blaming Israel for attacks (opens Politico)

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    “The statement from the student groups is morally depraved. The statement from Harvard's leadership is moral cowardice,” Rep. Jake Auchincloss told POLITICO.

  12. The Daily Caller

    Harvard President Responds To Student Groups Blaming Israel For Hamas Attacks (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Harvard President Claudine Gay responded Tuesday to Harvard students who wrote a letter in support of Palestine following a major terrorist attack

  13. Bloomberg

    Harvard Ignites Backlash Over Delayed Response to Hamas Attack on Israel (opens Bloomberg)

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    The letter was signed by more than 30 student groups at Harvard after the world woke to images of a mass attack by Hamas on civilians in Israel, including hundreds of young people at a music festival.

  14. Legal Insurrection

    Columbia and Harvard Students, Deans Blame Israel for Hamas Terrorist Attack (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Um, what: "The apartheid regime is the only one to blame."

  15. Insider

    Bill Ackman calls on Harvard to release the names of students in groups holding Israel responsible for Hamas violence — so CEOs don't 'inadvertently hire' them (opens Insider)

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    The billionaire tweeted that CEOs want to know who's part of the groups that signed the letter "to insure that none of us inadvertently hire" them.

  16. New York Post

    Bill Ackman demands list of Harvard students blaming Israel in war with Hamas (opens New York Post)

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    Bill Ackman wants Harvard to release a list of members of the dozens of student groups who signed a letter blaming Israel for Hamas’ violent assault.

  17. PJ Media

    Meet the Harvard Law Students Defending Hamas (opens PJ Media)

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    “The apartheid regime is the only one to blame.” So says a letter signed by 34 student organizations at Harvard in the hours following the Hamas slaughter of innocents in Israel....

  18. Al Jazeera

    Harvard students blame ‘apartheid regime’ for Israel-Gaza war, alumni react (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Prominent Harvard alumni express outrage after a coalition of student organisations issues a pro-Palestinian letter.

  19. Insider

    Here are the CEOs and investors who want Harvard to release the names of students blaming Israel for the Hamas attacks — so they can avoid hiring them (opens Insider)

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    Bill Ackman's post calling on Harvard to release the names has drawn over 10 million views on X. A chorus of CEOs and investors are supporting him.

  20. Fox News

    ‘Despicable': Students condemn Harvard student groups’ letter blaming Israelis for own massacre (opens Fox News)

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    Boston-area students reacted to Harvard's letter blaming Israel for Hamas' acts of terrorism. Several students said they don't feel safe on campus.

  21. FOX Business

    Billionaire hedge fund manager doesn't want to hire Harvard students who blamed Israel for Hamas attacks (opens FOX Business)

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    Hedge fund manager and Harvard alum Bill Ackman called on the university to name members of student groups who blamed Hamas' terror attacks solely on Israel.

  22. CNN

    Harvard student groups issued an anti-Israel statement. CEOs want them blacklisted (opens CNN)

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    Billionaire hedge fund CEO Bill Ackman and several other business leaders are demanding Harvard University release the names of students whose organizations signed on to a letter blaming solely Israel for the deadly attacks by Hamas.

  23. Insider

    Bill Ackman says the students who blamed Israel for Hamas' attacks have to stop hiding behind the Harvard brand (opens Insider)

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    Ackman earlier called on Harvard to release the names of students in the organizations that signed a public statement so companies wouldn't hire them.

  24. New York Post

    A dozen CEOs back Bill Ackman’s call to not hire Harvard students who blamed Israel for Hamas attack (opens New York Post)

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    Harvard students groups signed on to a letter blaming Israel for Hamas’ deadly attack on Saturday that left more than 1,200 people dead.

  25. Wall Street Journal

    Bill Ackman Doesn’t Want to Hire Harvard Students Who Blamed Israel (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Bill Ackman and other business leaders said they never want to hire the Harvard University students who signed a statement saying they “hold the Israeli regime entirely responsible for all unfolding violence.” Ackman, a hedge-fund manager, and senior executives such as Jonathan Neman, CEO of Sweetg

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