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Harvard’s Settlements of Lawsuits on Campus Antisemitism Are but Modest Steps Against an Entrenched Bigotry

University refuses to admit any wrongdoing or liability, even while agreeing to payments.

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Students protesting against the war in Gaza are seen at an encampment at Harvard University at Cambridge, Massachusetts, on April 25, 2024. AP/Ben Curtis
IRA STOLL
IRA STOLL

The two settlements announced this week of antisemitism lawsuits against Harvard are modest steps forward for that university, but the bigotry against Jews is so entrenched at Cambridge and Boston that it will take a lot more than court documents to force change.

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IRA STOLL
IRA STOLL

Mr. Stoll was a founding partner in the New York Sun and its former managing editor. He is author of 'JFK, Conservative' and editor and founder of The Editors.

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