“To the outsider, it appears that Penn has become deeply adrift in ways that make it almost unrecognizable,” Huntsman wrote.
Former U.S. Ambassador Jon Huntsman Jr. looks on during a debate in Salt Lake City, on May 20, 2020. | Rick Bowmer/APFormer U.S. Ambassador Jon Huntsman slammed the University of Pennsylvania’s response to the ongoing fighting between Israel and Hamas, and pledged to stop giving money to the institution where he and his family have been prominent donors.
The former Utah governor told Magill that the Huntsman Foundation “will close its checkbook on all future giving to Penn,” ending years of giving that, according to The Daily Pennsylvanian, has amounted to tens of millions of dollars.The controversy on campus began before the Oct. 7 Hamas-led surprise attack on Israel. In September, the school hosted the Palestine Writes Literature Festival, a multiday event that included some speakers who had a history of making antisemitic remarks.
“Many members of our community are hurting right now. Our thoughts are especially with those grieving the loss of loved ones or facing grave uncertainty about the safety of their families and friends,” the pair wrote.“The University’s silence in the face of reprehensible and historic Hamas evil against the people of Israel is a new low. Silence is antisemitism,” Huntsman wrote in the email.
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