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Criticism directed at Harvard for ineffective handling of antisemitism claims, which exacerbates the issue.

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Harvard slammed for 'smoke and mirrors' antisemitism response: 'They actually make things worse'

Critics are blasting task forces created by Harvard University in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war following a series of recommendations released in late June.

In the aftermath of the Israel-Hamas war, the Ivy League university announced the establishment of task forces focused on “combating anti-Muslim, anti-Arab, and anti-Palestinian bias and antisemitism” on campus. Those task forces released their preliminary recommendations in a report to Harvard’s interim president, Alan M. Garber. Their final report is expected in the fall. 

Experts ripped the preliminary findings of Harvard’s task forces, saying they created a “smoke and mirrors” and “DEI-obsessed” approach to combat continued rising antisemitism plaguing colleges across the nation.

The scandal worsened after Gay was accused of plagiarism in her academic work.

After facing dozens of plagiarism allegations, Gay released a letter to members of the Harvard community, saying she was stepping down as president but would return to the Harvard faculty.

Harvard interim president Alan Garber
Harvard University Provost Alan Garber attends the commencement exercises on May 29, 2014, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (Paul Marotta/Getty Images)

Harvard Provost Alan M. Garber, an economist and physician who is the school’s chief academic officer, took the helm of the prestigious university in January.

Despite the university scrambling to assemble an antisemitism task force, the group has been plagued by resignations and internal complaints.

Major donors to the school have pulled their contributions amid the chaos. 

Fox News Digital reached out to Harvard University for comment.

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