Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) revealed that he would be withdrawing from participating in a fellowship program at Harvard University in response to “antisemitism” on the campus.
Hogan announced his decision in a letter posted to X, formerly known as Twitter. In his letter addressed to Harvard University President Claudine Gay, Hogan explained how he had been “honored to accept fellowships” with the Kennedy School of Politics and the Chan School of Public Health.
In response to the more than 30 student organizations issuing a letter “attempting to justify and celebrate Hamas’ terrorism,” he would however be, withdrawing his offer “to participate in this engagement.”
“Several months ago, I was honored to accept fellowships at both the Kennedy School of Politics and the Chan School of Public Health at Harvard University,” Hogan writes in his letter. “Having just concluded a similar fellowship at the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics last week, I was looking forward to sharing leadership lessons with the next generation of leaders at Harvard next month.”
This morning, I informed @Harvard that I must withdraw my offer to participate in fellowships this Fall. I cannot condone the dangerous anti-Semitism that has taken root on their campus. pic.twitter.com/s60iqsJaaD
— Governor Larry Hogan (@GovLarryHogan) October 23, 2023
“Unfortunately, this letter is to inform you that I must regretfully withdraw my offer to participate in this engagement,” Hogan added. “I cannot condone the dangerous antisemitism that has taken root on your campus, especially by more than 30 Harvard student organizations attempting to justify and celebrate Hamas’ terrorism against innocent Israeli and American civilians.”
Hogan added that there were not “both sides” when it came to the “murder, rape, and kidnapping of innocent women and children.”
On Oct. 7, Hamas, a Palestinian terrorist organization, launched a surprise attack firing thousands of rockets into southern Israel and killing more than 250 people who had been attending a music festival near the Gaza border. Almost 1,400 people were murdered that day by Hamas terrorists including women, children, and babies with most tortured before being killed.
The Israeli military has said that it has notified the families of 203 people and informed them that their loved ones are among those who were kidnapped and are being held hostage by Hamas.
After the attack, student organizations from Harvard University such as the Harvard Graduate Students for Palestine, the Harvard Islamic Society, the Harvard Jews for Liberation, and Amnesty International at Harvard University wrote a joint letter holding “the Israeli regime entirely responsible for all unfolding violence.”
In response to backlash over the support for Hamas, several student groups removed their signatures from the letter casting blame on Israel.
While Harvard University issued a statement condemning the attacks by Hamas and attempting to distance themselves from the opinions of the student organizations, several donors including billionaire Bill Ackman and former Harvard University president Lawrence H. Summers called out the student’s letter and requested to know the names of the members of the student organizations.
