ANALYSIS – In the immediate wake of one of the most horrifying terror attacks ever filmed, a coalition of 34 leftist Harvard student groups stupidly and offensively circulated a letter that stated that they “hold the Israeli regime entirely responsible for all unfolding violence.”
This, as stomach-churning images, and reports surfaced hourly of the vile murders and atrocities committed by the Hamas jihadists against over 1,000 Israeli civilians, entire families, children, even babies.
Not to mention over 25 Americans were killed and scores kidnapped.
Well, this time, things didn’t go as planned for the lefty Ivy League students accustomed to being coddled by woke corporate executives.
The response from Wall Street leaders, and soon other titans of corporate America was swift.
Bill Ackman the billionaire founder and CEO of hedge fund giant Pershing Square Capital Management, wrote on his X social media account on Tuesday:
I have been asked by a number of CEOs if Harvard would release a list of the members of each of the Harvard organizations that have issued the letter assigning sole responsibility for Hamas’ heinous acts to Israel, so as to insure [sic] that none of us inadvertently hire any of their members.
“If, in fact, their members support the letter they have released, the names of the signatories should be made public so their views are publicly known.”
Ackman, a Harvard grad worth $3.5 billion, added: “One should not be able to hide behind a corporate shield when issuing statements supporting the actions of terrorists, who, we now learn, have beheaded babies, among other inconceivably despicable acts.”
Soon, other CEOs were joining him.
Jonathan Newman, CEO of salad chain Sweetgreen, quickly seconded Ackman in urging that the signatories of the letter be banned from future employment.
“I would like to know so I know never to hire these people,” Newman wrote in response to Ackman’s post on X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday.
“Same,” David Duel, CEO of health care services firm EasyHealth, wrote in response to Newman.
Many other executives posted agreement with Ackman, such as Stephen Ready, CEO of marketing firm Inspired who posted “this is a must” and Michael Broukhim, CEO of FabFitFun, who said to Ackman: “We are in as well.”
Meanwhile, as The New York Post reported, others signaled their approval of his post with a supportive emoji or a gesture of agreement. These included: Hu Montague, founder, and vice president of construction company Diligent; Art Levy, head of strategy at payments platform Brex; and Jake Wurzak, the CEO of hospitality group Dovehill Capital Management.
The Post added that after the online fusillade from so many potential future employers, many of the spineless lefties responsible for the letter quickly ran for the hills.
“The backlash and possible blacklisting has led to a flurry of backpedaling by four of the initial student organizations attached to the inflammatory statement — while board members of other groups have quit in an effort to distance themselves.”
Amnesty International at Harvard, Harvard College Act on a Dream, the Harvard Undergraduate Nepali Student Association, the Harvard Islamic Society, and Harvard Undergraduate Ghungroo, are among the groups that have since recanted according to the Harvard Crimson.
In fairness, many organizations didn’t know one of their representatives had signed on the group’s behalf.
To Harvard’s credit, many other student groups and faculty expressed outrage at the letter, and their fellow students and colleagues.
According to the campus paper, at least 17 other Harvard groups have joined 500 faculty and staff and 3,000 others in signing a counterstatement attacking the other groups’ letter as “completely wrong and deeply offensive.”
This was followed by 160 faculty members bashing Harvard’s response to the scandal, writing in their own separate letter that it “can be seen as nothing less than condoning the mass murder of civilians based only on their nationality.”
Its good to see that some at Harvard still have common sense as well as decency and humanity. Its also good to see corporate America responding in the way it has to these snively terror enabling leftist college students and staff.
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The fact they all want to recant after the fact is way too little too late. For far too long these spoiled students haven’t a clue as to how real life is. It is beyond horrendous what has happened in Israel and I believe our governments response is severely lacking. I pray for our brothers and sisters in Israel and that the IDF has every success. As far as the CEOs who have condemned this action by these uninformed children, GOOD FOR YOU !!!! It is about time our business leaders stood up to this nonsense going on in supposedly some of our.”finest” institutions. GOD BLESS ISRAEL.
ALL colleges should do so same
I sure hope they never lose this list and retain it for 50 years or more to keep these fledgling terrorist from ever getting a job.
I am glad to see that the CEOs took the Harvard organizations to task for such a thoughtless, horrible response to the attack on Israel.
None of these “woke” idiots care! The very first amendment right that they hide behind and abuse, that so many died defending and keeping us free. This woke garbage is feeding on itself! They have completely corrupted our election process, they silence and cancel anyone who doesn’t agree with them. Eventually, after it is too late and they have successfully totally ruined America, they are going to find that they are responsible for destroying their own rights and freedom! They like to target the 2nd amendment. The honest hard working American who likes to deer hunt, they just include that person with the felons, the gang member thugs, the illegal cartel members.
Imagine if a group of misguided idiots took a woke member’s cell phone and social media away from them! Immediate counseling would be required!
If they signed onto something they didn’t read or understand they certainly are not the type of people, you want as employees or as future leaders of our country. We already have enough poor leaders producing poor results. IMO
Every American needs to take off the gloves and call this “woke” nonsense out for what it is! Perhaps these groups should be sent on a field trip to go spend some time with the very terrorists they support!