Liz Magill
November 8, 2023 · thedp.com ↗
"For generations, too many have masked antisemitism in hostile rhetoric," she wrote. "These reprehensible messages are an assault on our values and cause pain and fear for our Jewish community."
Why It’s Conflation
Pro-Palestinian groups projected slogans like "Penn funds Palestinian genocide" and "10,000 murdered by Israeli occupation since October 7" onto campus buildings. Penn's president answered that "too many have masked antisemitism in hostile rhetoric." The messages attacked Israel's war and the university's ties to it, not Jews.
What Actually Happened
Messages projected onto Huntsman Hall, Irvine Auditorium and Penn Commons included "Zionism is racism," "Penn funds Palestinian genocide," "Liz Magill is complicit in genocide" and "10,000 murdered by Israeli occupation since October 7."