@ZohranKMamdani I need you to understand that this is what happens when you refuse to condemn phrases like “globalize the intifada” - that’s what this means!
The presidents of @Harvard, @MIT, and @Penn were all asked the following question under oath at today’s congressional hearing on antisemitism:
Does calling for the genocide of Jews violate [your university’s] code of conduct or rules regarding bullying or harassment?
The answers they gave reflect the profound moral bankruptcy of Presidents Gay, Magill and Kornbluth.
Representative @EliseStefanik was so shocked with the answers that she asked each of them the same question over and over again, and they gave the same answers over and over again.
In short, they said:
It ‘depends on the context’ and ‘whether the speech turns into conduct,’ that is, actually killing Jews.
This could be the most extraordinary testimony ever elicited in the Congress, certainly on the topic of genocide, which to remind us all is:
“the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group”
The presidents’ answers reflect the profound educational, moral and ethical failures that pervade certain of our elite educational institutions due in large part to their failed leadership.
Don’t take my word for it.
You must watch the following three minutes. By the end, you will be where I am.
They must all resign in disgrace.
If a CEO of one of our companies gave a similar answer, he or she would be toast within the hour.
Why has antisemitism exploded on campus and around the world?
Because of leaders like Presidents Gay, Magill and Kornbluth who believe genocide depends on the context.
To think that these are the leaders of Ivy League institutions that are charged with the responsibility to educate our best and brightest.
On the bright side, our congressional leaders deserve accolades for showing tremendous leadership and moral clarity in their statements, by the questions they asked, and the respectfulness with which they conducted the hearing.
It was a masterclass of how our government and democracy should operate.
If you have time, please watch the entire hearing. Throughout the hearing, the three behaved like hostile witnesses, exhibiting a profound disdain for the Congress with their smiles and smirks, and their outright refusal to answer basic questions with a yes or no answer.
Walking down Morningside Dr., I glanced up, as I always do, at the statue of Gabriel atop @StJohnDivineNYC. Nothing. Some bluejays started making a racket, so I looked into the park. Nothing. Then I heard a loud call and looked up again. One, then two, red-tailed hawks.
#birdcpp
.@MarcusRashford is way ahead of where I was at 23—and not just because he’s a better athlete. It was great talking with him about everything from our shared love of reading to how we can lift up the next generation of leaders.
I’m more outraged that one of the abusers that left a mountain of monkey emojis in my DM is a maths teacher with an open profile. He teaches children!! And knows that he can freely racially abuse without consequence…
I often ask people to estimate the number of Jews in the world (as I did on a recent episode of @joerogan's podcast). The usual response is an extraordinary overestimate of the actual number precisely because most people wrongly presume that given the level of influence that Jews
@Ayaan, author of Prey:
Anyone who is calling to defund the police is welcome to go to my home country, Somalia, where there are no police. Report back in six months with what you find.
Full interview with @yhazony:
https://t.co/4nuTLlf7cQ
The Abraham Accords are signed!
Today's historic signing proves that the nations of the Middle East are breaking free from the failed approaches of the past.
After decades of division and conflict, we mark the dawn of a new Middle East.
Congratulations to all! 🇺🇸🇦🇪🇮🇱🇧🇭