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Rutgers Officials Publicly Condemn Anti-Semitism. Then They Apologize To Palestinian Community.

Hank Berrien
Rutgers Officials Publicly Condemn Anti-Semitism. Then They Apologize To Palestinian Community.
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On Wednesday, the chancellor of Rutgers University-New Brunswick, joined by the provost and executive vice chancellor for research and academic affairs, issued a statement condemning anti-Semitism. The next day, they issued an apology, writing, “In hindsight, it is clear to us that the message failed to communicate support for our Palestinian community members.”

As the Daily Caller noted, the original statement from Chancellor Christopher J. Molloy and Executive Vice-Chancellor Francine Conway, titled “Speaking Out Against Anti-Semitism,” asserted:

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