Jackson Purchase News

U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) addressed the Senate floor today, expressing his concerns about the rise of anti-Semitism on college campuses. McConnell specifically referenced the Boycott, Divest, and Sanction (BDS) movement that has been growing on campuses over the past decade, with recent events at Harvard University drawing attention.

McConnell described Cambridge, Massachusetts as "ground zero" for a wave of anti-Semitism in elite education. He criticized Harvard's response to student activists who support Hamas and have allegedly harassed and intimidated other students.

According to McConnell, Harvard's interim president and dean have offered to meet with these activists, referred to as the Crimson Red Guards by McConnell, in exchange for their dispersal from Harvard Yard. The purpose of this meeting is "to hear their perspectives on academic matters relating to longstanding conflicts in the Middle East."

The interim president also acknowledged "the profound grief" people feel over "the effects of the ongoing war." Furthermore, a top official from the Harvard Corporation will meet with these student activists to discuss questions about the university's endowment.

In conclusion, McConnell suggested that perhaps it's time for American citizens to boycott, divest from, and sanction Ivy League institutions like Harvard. He believes that these universities are teaching students that "lawless radicalism works."