Major university donors closed their pocketbooks this month after pro-Palestine activists who stood in solidarity with Hamas exposed the far-left radicalism that has taken over higher education. While the donors are now wielding their financial influence against antisemitism in the aftermath of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel, they didn’t have any qualms about pro-Palestine allies of Black Lives Matter terrorizing cities across the country three years ago. In fact, in many cases, they funded or otherwise supported it.
Former Utah Gov. and U.S. Ambassador Jon Huntsman, whose family has donated tens of millions of dollars to the University of Pennsylvania over the years, was among the first to send a letter to the school’s president over its response to the Hamas attack. He announced the Huntsman Foundation will “close its checkbook” thanks to UPenn’s immediate silence in the wake of Palestinian militants killing a reported 1,400 Jews or more in a surprise attack.
“Moral relativism has fueled the university’s race to the bottom and sadly now has reached a point where remaining impartial is no longer an option,” Huntsman wrote. “The University’s silence in the face of reprehensible and historic Hamas evil against the people of Israel (when the only response should be outright condemnation) is a new low.”
Hedge fund billionaire Cliff Asness and venture capitalist David Magerman also followed suit, ending donations to the university that Huntsman called “almost unrecognizable.”
“I am deeply ashamed of my association with the University of Pennsylvania. I refuse to donate another
