But Kenneth Stern, who helped draft the definition while he was at the American Jewish Committee, has since become a critic of the definition’s use in academic settings, saying it could stifle open debate on the Middle East, an issue that has divided campuses since the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas on Israel.
“I would much rather universities make clear that nobody is going to be harassed for any reason and avoid these types of issues on speech,” said Mr. Stern, now the director of the Bard Center for the Study of Hate.
[...]Harvard, Mr. Stern said, was “opening a can of worms,” giving a tool for students to file complaints about professors, for example. “If you’re a faculty member, you know people are hunting for things,” he said.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/us/harvard-antisemitism-definition-discipline.html
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