Israeli Billionaire Quits Harvard s Board Over School s Response to Students Anti-Israel Letter
An Israeli billionaire who is the 80th richest man in the world has quit Harvard s executive board in protest of the school s leaders response to the attacks by Hamas on Israel the latest development in a fierce debate over the unfolding war that has roiled the university.
Israeli billionaire Idan Ofer and his wife Batia told CNN on Friday that their faith in the University s leadership has been broken and that they cannot in good faith continue to support Harvard and its committees. The couple had sat on the executive board of Harvard s Kennedy School of Government.
It s the latest development at the Ivy League university, where many have criticized its response to a student statement from a pro-Palestine group that held Israel entirely responsible for all unfolding violence.