Harvard Blamed Jewish Victim Assaulted At Campus Protest, House Committee Alleges

The House Committee on 🎓Education and the Workforce alleged on Monday that Harvard University failed to punish students for their actions during anti-Israel protests in 2023 and instead blamed an Israeli student for provoking the demonstrators.

The committee alleged Harvard “rewarded” two students who assaulted a Jewish student for filming their protest during an Oct. 18, 2023 event. The university is accused of obstructing the district attorney’s investigation into the assault, failing to discipline either of the students, providing one of the attackers with a $65,000 fellowship after the event, and blaming the victim by saying that although the Israeli student “was technically within his rights … he way he was taking videos appears provocative.”

“The Committee is deeply concerned that Harvard is failing to uphold its obligations under Title VI, as an investigation by the Department of Health and Human Services concluded,” the letter to Harvard reads. The committee told the school it is continuing to investigate antisemitism at the university.

Harvard also allegedly told its business school not to send out a community message following the assault, saying “MENA students … will be very upset by it,” according to the letter.

Harvard did not respond to the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.