US President Donald Trump’s administration frozen $ 2.2 billion from federal funding for Harvard University on Monday because She refused to accept the requirements of the White House as part of his fight against anti -Semitism. TASR reports on this based on AFP reports.
“Today’s statement by Harvard is confirmed by disturbing minds widespread at the most prestigious universities in our country – that federal contributions are not conditioned by compliance with civil rights,” She stated in a statement Trump’s working group to combat anti -Semitism.
Harvard’s University published a letter of its Rector Alan Garber for students and employees, in which she contradicts the call of the presidential administration for personnel changes in the management of the university, recruitment procedures and the process of admission of students. For example, he asks to close the so -called “diversity departments” of students and employees or to cooperate with the immigration authorities in the control of foreign students.
Last year, extensive protests against the Israeli War in the Gaza Strip took place at the United States, and some have grown into violence. Demonstrators Trump and some Republicans accused the support of the militant movement of Hamas and anti -Semitism.
“Although some requirements of the government target the fight against anti -Semitism, most represent direct government regulation of intellectual conditions for Harvard,” stated Garber. According to the Rector, the school is “open to new information and other perspectives”, but will not agree to the requirements that “are beyond the legal authority of this or other administration”.
