The chancellor of Rutgers University sent an email letter to students condemning the violent anti-Semitic attacks on Jews that occurred during the war in Israel. He also made sure not to a position on the war, perhaps because he was trying to avoid controversy:
DAILY CALLER – Dr. Christopher J. Molloy, chancellor of the university, and Dr. Francine Conway, provost and executive vice chancellor for research and academic affairs, originally sent a message to their students on Wednesday that spoke out against the widely reported increase in hate crimes against Jews.
“Recent incidents of hate directed toward Jewish members of our community again remind us of what history has to teach us. Tragically, in the last century alone, acts of prejudice and hatred left unaddressed have served as the foundation for many atrocities against targeted groups around the world,” the email said.
“If you have been adversely impacted by anti-Semitic or any other discriminatory incidents in our community, please do not hesitate to reach out to our counseling and other support services on campus. Our behavioral health team stands ready to support you through these challenging times,” the email, obtained by the Daily Caller, said.
The email also briefly touched upon the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas, but it did not take a position on the issue as it retained a focus was on condemning anti-Semitism.
“We have also been witnesses to the increasing violence between Israeli forces and Hamas in the Middle East leading to the deaths of children and adults and mass displacement of citizens in the Gaza region and the loss of lives in Israel” was the only mention of the conflict.
But the very next day, the chancellor sent out another email letter apologizing to Palestinians because he wasn’t inclusive enough or something:
A day later, Molloy and Conway sent a second email to their students titled “An Apology.”
The email, also obtained by Daily Caller, apologized to the university’s Palestinian Community members and said that the message condemning anti-Semitism “fell short” of their intention to be a “place where all identities can feel validated and supported.”
“In hindsight, it is clear to us that the message failed to communicate support for our Palestinian community members. We sincerely apologize for the hurt that this message has caused,” the message began.
“Our diversity must be supported by equity, inclusion, antiracism, and the condemnation of all forms of bigotry and hatred, including anti-Semitism and Islamophobia,” it said.
“As we grow in our personal and intuitional understanding, we will take the lesson learned here to heart, and pledge our commitment to doing better. We will work to regain your trust, and make sure that our communications going forward are much more sensitive and balanced,” it concluded.
This is ridiculous. Condemning the epidemic of anti-Semitic attacks on Jewish people around the world and in America shouldn’t need to be ‘balanced’ with inclusive language about Palestinians. It should stand on its own.
But clearly this chancellor was bullied by the Palestinian outrage mob at Rutgers and quickly backpedaled to avoid being canceled.
This is just like what happened in the House a couple years ago, when Democrat leaders refused to condemn the anti-Semitism from their members without also condemning islamophobia. It was despicable moral equivocation.
Guy Benson and Ben Shapiro put this in perspective:
The statement did not take a position on the conflict in Israel. It merely decried anti-Semitic hate and violence, which has been spiking. And the university official was bullied into apologizing for sending it. By “anti-Zionists,” you see.
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) May 28, 2021
1. Condemn anti-semitism
2. Apologize to offended anti-semitesShame on @RutgersU
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) May 28, 2021
In which the chancellor of Rutgers says the quiet part out loud: that anti-Semitism and hatred of Israel are intertwined, and that you can't condemn anti-Semitism without offending the Israel-haters https://t.co/yT6G5aHWZI
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) May 28, 2021