Harvard Law students want $53 billion fund to sever Israel ties
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Harvard Law students want $53 billion fund to sever Israel ties
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https://fortune.com/2025/03/14/harvard-law-israel-endowment/
Harvard Law School students voted to demand the university’s $53 billion endowment divest from “weapons, surveillance technology” and other companies tied to Israel, a symbolic vote that brings renewed attention to a protest movement that has drawn the Trump administration’s ire.
Harvard’s administration said last year it won’t divest and the student vote carries no enforcement, but the move puts anti-Israel protests back in the spotlight at a time when President Alan Garber is trying to reassure Republicans they’re taking seriously criticisms of the school, which includes its handling of antisemitism.
The move comes days after the administration pulled $400 million from Columbia University and immigration officials arrested an organizer of anti-Israel protests. Harvard said last week it would temporarily freeze faculty and staff hiring amid concerns over federal funding.
“The Trump administration’s threats are meant to scare us into submission, but this referendum shows that those efforts only strengthen our solidarity with Palestine,” Irene Ameena, an organizer with Law Students for a Free Palestine, said in a statement. The note said that 73% of the 842 students that voted chose divestment. The law school has almost 2,000 students.
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We’re truly nearing end times. Conflating antisemitism with all and any anti-Israeli sentiment is what the Zionists want. We’ve already seen several laws pass over the past decade criminalizing the boycott of Israeli products, to criticizing Israeli policy, to now simply protesting against Israel. Meanwhile, you can freely call for the boycotting of American products and shit talk American policies without worry of being punished by the state. Something is truly wrong here, but god forbid anyone mention that Israel is the one pulling the strings lest they be called an antisemite and risk losing everything they have, being ostracized from their community, or worse, sent to prison or deported.