just gave a talk last night to 700 students in the main forum. i mean, there was massive interest. you know, i was offered a human rights fellowship. i ve just led one of the two leading human rights organisations for 30 years. i wasn t qualified in dean elmendorf s view? you know, this was not about that. this was about israel. he even said so much to faculty members. but then how can you sit in that office at harvard university if you really feel that about the dean? i mean, you re essentially saying the dean is misrepresenting what happened, you still believe that pressure was applied. admittedly, the fellowship was eventually handed back to you, but i m just wondering how in all good conscience you can now happily sit at harvard university. well, once he reversed himself, ifelt obliged to come to harvard. i met with the dean monday morning and i said, i really want, you know, two things from you now. because this is, you know, it s notjust about me. i mean, i was able, i have eno
well, what i said is, i mean, the dean himself said he initially vetoed my fellowship because of my criticism of israel. so he s on the record on that. he said he did so because of people who mattered to him. he s denied that they were donors. you know, were these people who were worried about what donors would say? you know, who knows? he doesn t really have a personal record on israel palestine. i need, i do need, for all sorts of reasons, i need to be clear that dean elmendorf has said that donors did not play a role in a decision to withdraw the fellowship. he said the decision was based on his evaluation of your potential contributions to the school. that s his position. yeah, that s his position. i mean, it s kind of preposterous because i actually just gave a talk last night to 700 students in the main forum. i mean, there was massive interest. you know, i was offered a human rights fellowship. i ve just led one of the two leading human rights organisations for 30 years. i wasn
rescinded because the leaders of the university had pressure put upon them by pro israel groups who were donors to harvard university. you ve made that allegation. i ve not seen any evidence that you ve provided to back it up. are you still sticking to that? well, what i said is, i mean, the dean himself said he initially vetoed my fellowship because of my criticism of israel. so he s on the record on that. he said he did so because of people who mattered to him. he s denied that they were donors. you know, were these people who were worried about what donors would say? you know, who knows? he doesn t really have a personal record on israel palestine. i need, i do need, for all sorts of reasons, i need to be clear that dean elmendorf has said that donors did not play a role in a decision to withdraw the fellowship. he said the decision was based on his evaluation of your potential contributions to the school. that s his position. yeah, that s his position. i mean, it s kind of
preposterous because i actually just gave a talk last night to 700 students in the main forum. i mean, there was massive interest. you know, i was offered a human rights fellowship. i ve just led one of the two leading human rights organisations for 30 years. i wasn t qualified in dean elmendorf s view? you know, this was not about that. this was about israel. he even said so much to faculty members. but then how can you sit in that office at harvard university if you really feel that about the dean? i mean, you re essentially saying the dean is misrepresenting what happened, you still believe that pressure was applied. admittedly, the fellowship was eventually handed back to you, but i m just wondering how in all good conscience you can now happily sit at harvard university. well, once he reversed himself, ifelt obliged to come to harvard. i met with the dean monday morning and i said, i really want, you know, two things from you now. because this is, you know, it s notjust about me
are you still sticking to that? well, what i said is, i mean, the dean himself said he initially vetoed my fellowship because of my criticism of israel. so he s on the record on that. he said he did so because of people who mattered to him. he s denied that they were donors. you know, were these people who were worried about what donors would say? you know, who knows? he doesn t really have a personal record on israel palestine. i need, i do need, for all sorts of reasons, i need to be clear that dean elmendorf has said that donors did not play a role in a decision to withdraw the fellowship. he said the decision was based on his evaluation of your potential contributions to the school. that s his position. yeah, that s his position. i mean, it s kind of preposterous because i actually just gave a talk last night to 700 students in the main forum. i mean, there was massive interest. you know, i was offered a human rights fellowship. i ve just led one of the two leading human rights org