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Harvard Law student says campus climate since October 2023 forced some Jews to hide identity, avoid programs
Summary
Harvard Law School second‑year Lindsey Gabo told the commission that pervasive anti‑Israel sentiment on campus left Jewish and Zionist students ostracized, prompted vandalism and social exclusion, and discouraged some from attending or participating in university life.
Lindsey Gabo, a second‑year student at Harvard Law School and U.S. Army veteran, told the Special Commission on Antisemitism that the campus climate after October 7, 2023, left many Jewish and pro‑Israel students feeling isolated and unsafe.
Gabo described arriving at Harvard in September 2024 to a campus still marked by the previous year's protests. "At Harvard Law School virtually no one seems interested in having a dialogue about Israel," she said, adding that students often will not speak about Israel without invoking accusations such as "genocide in Palestine." She described flyers down Massachusetts Avenue that showed photos of hostages which were repeatedly defaced and replaced by "Free Palestine" stickers, and said the…
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