UPenn donors were furious about the Palestine Writes Literature Festival. What about it made them pull their funds? CNN.com – RSS Channel

UPenn donors were furious about the Palestine Writes Literature Festival. What about it made them pull their funds? CNN.com – RSS Channel

The University of Pennsylvania’s administration faces an overwhelming backlash from donors, many of whom are pulling their funds and calling on the Ivy League institution’s president to resign. The root of their anger: A Palestine Writes Literature Festival that took place on campus last month that donors and Penn’s administration both say included speakers with a history of making antisemitic statements, a characterization organizers and attendees reject. 

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