Hillel Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Jewish Federation are aware of and appalled by the shocking decision of Chancellor Mark Mone and UWM to capitulate to protestors’ demands, while also parroting their false inflammatory narrative.
On Yom Hazikaron, as we remember those who fell in defense of the Jewish state, and those murdered by terrorists, we are especially horrified that Chancellor Mone equated the innocent hostages in Gaza with those jailed on charges of terrorism by Israel. This is reprehensible.
We are hearing loudly from the Milwaukee Jewish community today, fielding dozens of calls and emails expressing anger this process was handled so badly.
We will be issuing a joint response later today addressing the sheer failure of campus leadership on this issue and the many ways this negotiated settlement is exclusionary, inflammatory, and materially harmful to students.