Garber also said he and the dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences will meet with students to “hear their perspectives on academic matters related to longstanding conflicts in the Middle East.
Shabbos Kestenbaum, a student at the university who is suing the university for their handling of antisemitism on campus, says the protestors are getting more consideration than Jewish students, noting he has “not once” been invited to share his concerns.
“It is the height of hypocrisy and irresponsibility to placate to the demands of those who violate policy and rules, as well as disregard [for] fellow classmates,” he said. “Additionally, Alan Garber made no mention of the blatant antisemitism on display throughout their encampment, their calls for the violent destruction of the Jewish state, and their intimidation and harassment tactics of Jewish students.”
Garber was appointed as the school’s interim president earlier this year after Claudine Gay stepped down amid allegations of plagiarism and after being called in front of Congress to discuss rampant incidents of Jew-hate on campus.
“It is the height of hypocrisy and irresponsibility to placate to the demands of those who violate policy and rules, as well as disregard their fellow classmates. Additionally, Alan Garber made no mention of the blatant antisemitism on display throughout their encampment, their calls for the violent destruction of the Jewish state, and their intimidation and harassment tactics of Jewish students.”
