WALL STREET JOURNAL
An Antisemitic Occupation of Harvard’s Widener Library
US Senator Dan Sullivan
December 15, 2023

…When I walked upstairs to the famous Widener Reading Room, I couldn’t believe my eyes. Nearly every student in the packed room was wearing a kaffiyeh. Fliers attached to their individual laptops, as well as affixed to some of the lamps in the reading room, read: “No Normalcy During Genocide—Justice for Palestine.” A young woman handed the fliers to all who entered. A large banner spread across one end of the room stated in blazing blood-red letters, “Stop the Genocide in Gaza.”… One then asked whether I supported a cease-fire in Gaza. I said I didn’t, because I strongly believe Israel had the right both to defend itself and to destroy Hamas given the horrendous attacks it perpetrated against Israeli civilians on Oct. 7. Their tone immediately changed. “You’re a murderer,” one said. “You support genocide,” said the other. “Excuse me, what did you say?” I asked in disbelief. READ MORE