George Washington University allowed “pervasive and severe” antisemitic harassment to “fester"on campus in the wake of the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas on Israel, a new lawsuit from current and former students alleges.
The suit, filed Thursday in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, claims the Washington, D.C. university “nurtured antisemitism on campus” through “a deeply entrenched pipeline of hate” that would fuel years of a hostile educational environment, through links to what the plaintiffs term the antisemitic Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement that seeks to disrupt the economic and financial stability of Israel.
The suit is the ...
Learn more about Bloomberg Law or Log In to keep reading:
See Breaking News in Context
Bloomberg Law provides trusted coverage of current events enhanced with legal analysis.
Already a subscriber?
Log in to keep reading or access research tools and resources.