The co-chair of the task force combating anti-Muslim bias in Harvard has been a supporter of the Palestinian liberation struggle. Ali Asani, a Middle Eastern studies professor, has in the past vehemently opposed US support for Israel’s government, calling it an apartheid regime, as described by organizations like Human Rights Watch. In Februar...
Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine (HOOP) group peacefully concluded its 20-day sit-in in Harvard Yard, ending the university’s prominent Free Palestine protest. Negotiations between University President Alan Garber and HOOP organizers led to an agreement. Harvard has committed to reinstating at least 22 students on involuntary leaves of abse...