Rutgers University Apologizes to Palestinian Community After Condemning Anti-Semitic Attacks

Rutgers University Apologizes to Palestinian Community After Condemning Anti-Semitic Attacks
Pro-Palestinian protesters face off with a group of Israel supporters and police in a violent clash in Times Square on May 20, 2021 Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Bill Pan
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A day after condemning the recent surge in anti-Semitic attacks, the administrators at New Jersey’s Rutgers University issued an apology, saying that their previous message has failed to show support to members of the Palestinian community.

In a campus-wide statement sent out on May 26, Rutgers–New Brunswick Chancellor Christopher Molloy and Chancellor-Provost Francine Conway said they were “saddened by and greatly concerned” about the rise in anti-Semitic sentiments and violence.