New York CNN —Private equity executive Edgar Bronfman, Jr., whose family includes well-known supporters of Israel, is calling for the leaders the University of Pennsylvania to step down due to their response to the Hamas terror attacks against Israel, CNN has learned.
College campuses have experienced a surge in tensions since the October 7 terror attack by Hamas and as the Israel-Hamas war continues.
Last week, UPenn said it alerted the FBI to a series of threatening antisemitic emails sent to university staff.
UPenn declined to comment on the Bronfman email.
“This blurring of Hate speech as free speech is exactly what the University has enabled – even encouraged,” Bronfman wrote.
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