Israel-Hamas War

Jewish students sue Harvard citing anti-semitism on campus

Students claim that Harvard University has failed to enforce policies that should protect Jewish students from anti-semitic speech and conduct

Harvard, America’s oldest and richest university, has been hit with turmoil in recent weeks after its former president Claudine Gay resigned last week for failing to condemn Hamas’ attack on Israel and over allegations of plagiarism. Picture: Getty

Harvard University was sued by Jewish students who claim the school has failed to punish campus anti-semitism that soared after the Hamas attack on Israel and helped lead to the ouster of President Claudine Gay.

Harvard administrators failed to enforce policies that should protect Jewish students from anti-semitic speech and conduct, according to the lawsuit filed late Wednesday in Boston federal court. Students cited a US civil rights law that’s been used to sue New ...