The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) faces a House investigation and a student lawsuit over alleged antisemitism, highlighted by faculty neuroscientist Afif Aqrabawi's anti-Israel tirade. The House Education Committee, led by Ms. Foxx, targeted MIT after a December 7 hearing where Kornbluth, Claudine Gay, and UPenn President Liz Magill discussed campus conduct codes in relation to calls for the genocide of Jews. The investigation, which has expanded to include surging campus antisemitism at Harvard and UPenn, also probes the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys (ALAA) following reports of antisemitic attacks on pro-Israel members since Oct. 7. Legal Aid lawyers have been accused of attacking Jewish colleagues, prompting the Committee to subpoena ALAA for ignoring inquiries related to adopting an antisemitic resolution. Dr. Dara Horn, a former Harvard Antisemitism Advisory Group member, has been called for an interview as part of the ongoing investigation.
.@virginiafoxx subpoenaed the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys for ignoring the Cmte's inquiries related to the group adopting an antisemitic resolution. @TheFP has released new details about hundreds of internal texts shared within ALAA that corroborate the Cmte's concerns. https://t.co/UTmZaciJFb
🚨The Committee is bringing in former Harvard Antisemitism Advisory Group Member Dr. Dara Horn for a transcribed interview as part of its antisemitism investigation. https://t.co/HHxvogcIjk @virginiafoxx's statement: https://t.co/oV4IJcKH19
Here’s Why Jewish MIT Students Are Suing Their School https://t.co/KQgiAurMRv
Members of the nation’s oldest legal union are attacking the pro-Israel voices in their ranks. They were called “fascist,” “deranged,” and “mentally disturbed.” One man was told he needs “therapy.” @EliLake and @FrancescaABlock scoop in @TheFP: https://t.co/5oWsjjDM6R
Congress is probing the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys (ALAA) amid claims of antisemitic attacks on members. @FrancescaABlock and @EliLake's exclusive report on the nation’s oldest legal union's hostile environment for pro-Israel voices after Oct. 7. https://t.co/oXxATHDtfQ https://t.co/WBPFRbn6DP
The Free Press exclusively obtained emails of Legal Aid lawyers attacking Jewish colleagues as “racist” for supporting Israel. @FrancescaABlock and @EliLake spoke directly to four lawyers who experienced the abuse Congress is now investigating. https://t.co/oXxATHDtfQ
The Free Press exclusively obtained emails and texts of Legal Aid lawyers attacking Jewish colleagues as “racist” for supporting Israel. @FrancescaABlock and @EliLake spoke directly to four lawyers who experienced the abuse Congress is now investigating. https://t.co/oXxATHDtfQ
MIT landed on the committee’s radar after Kornbluth, along with Claudine Gay and UPenn President Liz Magill, told the panel at a Dec. 7 hearing that whether calls for “genocide of Jews” violate the campus conduct codes would depend on the context. https://t.co/63htYrzqFX
His comments were prompted by a Friday letter to MIT from Ms. Foxx, requesting information as part of the panel’s investigation into surging campus antisemitism at MIT, Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania. https://t.co/63htYrySQp
MIT Faculty Member Goes on Anti-Semitic Tirade After House Ed Committee Requests Documents From School https://t.co/K5oushUCZd
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology faces a House investigation and student lawsuit over alleged antisemitism, and faculty neuroscientist Afif Aqrabawi isn't doing the university any favors with his drumbeat of anti-Israel screeds. https://t.co/w46KvZpdCO