Harvard University sued for violating Jewish students’ civil rights

Harvard University is being sued for violating Jewish students’ civil rights, with students saying an “anti-Semitism cancer” is growing on the campus. New York City law firm Kasowitz Benson Torres (KBT) filed the lawsuit on Wednesday and accused the institution of "hiring professors who support anti-Jewish violence" and "ignoring students' pleas for protection”. KBT has cited Title V in their suit, which prohibits any institution that receives federal funding from discriminating against those based on their colour, race or national origin. The suit alleges Jewish students face “severe and pervasive” anti-Semitism which has created a “hostile environment” and has made students feel “unsafe against their abusers”. KBT has also requested punitive relief for damages caused to Jewish students in the lawsuit. “Jewish Harvard students have been damaged and continue to sustain substantial damages, in amounts to be determined at trial,” the suit stated.