- Posters of baby Kfir Bibas defaced with graffiti, blaming Israel for 9/11
- On another photo of 10-month-old Kfir, thugs wrote: “Evidence – head still upside down.”
- Jewish students told they did not feel safe returning to school
Jewish students anxiously returning to Harvard for the spring semester last night were confronted with even more vile anti-Semitism, with posters of Hamas hostages plastered everywhere.
The posters contained vile remarks comparing some of the victims to pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and blaming “Israel” for 9/11.
In a stark jibe, the thugs wrote “Evidence, head still one” on a photo of 10-month-old Kfir Bibas, the youngest hostage taken who remains separated from his family more than 100 days later.
An illegible poster of Hamas hostage Kfir Bibas still hangs in the middle of Harvard Yard today as students return to class
Others were distorted with conspiracy claims that Israel was responsible for 9/11
A poster of hostage Romi Gonen is defaced with the sarcastic pop culture insult “Sure, Jan,” often used to cast doubt on far-fetched claims
Gad Haggai, who was assassinated on October 7, appears in this poster, which was defaced by pro-Palestinian students
Another poster featuring Haggai's wife Judith was also defaced
The insult refers to controversial claims that Hamas beheaded babies during the October 7 massacre.
Harvard has not yet commented on the posters.
Student Shabbos Kestenbaum, who is suing the school for tuition refunds, said this is further evidence that Jewish students are not safe at the school.
“The night before Harvard begins a new semester, every single Jewish hostage poster on campus was defaced with vile anti-Semitism.
“Jews are neither safe nor welcome at Harvard.”
He previously told how his parents had asked him not to return to campus.
“There is a lot of tension, nervousness and fear… I'm home for the holidays right now and my parents don't want me to go back to campus.”
The “H” of Harvard will be changed to “Hamas” on a sign in the center of Harvard Yard on Monday, January 22nd
A sign in the middle of Harvard Yard bears both the defaced posters and a call for the hostages' release
Kestenbaum said he was appalled by Gay's testimony to Congress. “We had no reason to doubt their leadership qualities when there was a complete abdication of moral responsibility literally almost overnight from October 7th to 8th,” he said
“They fear for my physical safety… I would not be the least bit surprised if there were physical attacks on Jewish students upon our return.”
“We have no reason to believe that the spring semester will be any better, and in fact there are many reasons to believe that given the acceleration of anti-Semitic posts on social media, there will be increased and increased anti-Semitic acts,” he said on March 13 . January.
Tensions erupted on campus in December following Claudine Gay's disastrous testimony before Congress.
When she resigned, classes were canceled due to the winter holidays.
It remains to be seen how the school's new president, Alan Garber, will respond to the issue.
Since Claudine Gay's resignation, this type of anti-Semitism has increased significantly on the school's internal social media, according to Kestenbaum
Harvard's new president, Alan Garber, has not yet commented on the defaced posters