Jonathan S. Tobin
January 13, 2023 · jns.org ↗
Headline: "Harvard didn't cancel Kenneth Roth; it decided not to honor an antisemite." In the column, Roth is "one of the leading proponents of antisemitic attacks on the state of Israel."
Why It’s Conflation
Roth ran a human-rights group that criticized dozens of governments, Israel among them. Tobin called him an antisemite for the Israel part.
What Actually Happened
Harvard’s Kennedy School denied Roth a fellowship over Human Rights Watch’s work on Israel under his leadership.