UPenn is facing a firestorm of free speech hypocrisy for refusing to discipline pro-Hamas protesters, despite investigating a law professor who said “America would be better off with fewer Asians.”

The University of pennsylvania has been accused of hypocrisy for trying to expel a controversial law professor who said “America would be better off with fewer Asians“, even though claiming free speech means he can't punish anti-Semitic students.

The beleaguered Ivy League university has spent two years trying to discipline tenured professor Amy Wax for her remarks and other comments, which include arguing that some ethnicities have lower IQs than others.

University leaders claimed his behavior undermined Penn's commitment to attracting a “diverse student body to an inclusive educational environment” and “harmed” students.

But in the middle of a reaction to the Palestine Last month, at the Writes festival that invited speakers who have made anti-Semitic comments, Penn reaffirmed his commitment to defending free speech.

Among those who appeared were Pink Floyd leader Roger Waterswho has previously performed in an outfit that closely resembles a Nazi uniform and once suggested “bombarding” the audience with confetti shaped like swastikas, stars of David and dollar signs.

President Liz Magill wrote a memo to administrators reminding them that the university “does not regulate the content of speech or symbolic behavior” in the wake of the backlash against the Palestine Writes event.

Although Penn released a statement condemning anti-Semitism before the event, he still faced furious criticism that he tried to deflect by hiding behind a commitment to free speech.

The Palestine Writes festival, held on the eve of Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, featured a number of well-known anti-Semites. It gained more attention after Hamas attacks on Israel two weeks later.

A note to the university's board about the Palestine Writes event stated that “Penn does not regulate the content of speech or symbolic behavior.” the washington free lighthouse reports

Recipients were reminded that faculty can invite “hateful” figures onto campus as long as there is no “imminent threat of harm.”

The note, written by the university president Liz Magill and chairman of the trustees Robert Bok, he also dismissed the term “hate speech” as too difficult to define and noted that the university had ended its policy against hate speech after a political correctness dispute in 1994.

This was despite the school using the term “hate speech” in its complaint against Wax.

Penn bosses have sought to remove the professor after her comments and concerns that she has assigned work related to racist thinker Enoch Powell and invited Jared Taylor, an advocate of white identity politics, to speak to their class.

Now he's trying to use the university's memo and its stance on free speech as an argument that he's afforded the same protections.

In a letter to university officials, Wax's attorneys said, “The [memo] makes it clear that even if Jews are “harmed” by the speech of the radical left-wing Palestinian supporters who appear in the [Palestine Writes] Festival, the organizers [Palestine Writes] Festival and inviting Jew-hating Palestinian nationalists will not be punished because Penn allows and protects the expression of all viewpoints, even those that are contrary to “Penn's institutional values.”

Palestine Writes event drew criticism after it emerged participants included at least one speaker linked to anti-Semitism

David Magerman is one of those who have had their funding withdrawn from the institution for its response to the threat of anti-Semitism.

“But if a strongly conservative tenured professor invites Jared Taylor, assigns Charles Murray and Enoch Powell, and takes to social media to speak very hard-to-hear truths about group differences, she is not protected. Rather, she is sanctioned

The letter was sent two days after the devastating Hamas attacks on October 7 and argues that there is a “glaringly obvious” double standard.

It comes as the university struggles to maintain donations after several major donors pulled the plug on funding amid what they saw as an unsatisfactory response to the Palestine Writes festival, anti-Semitism and a so-called lax response to the attacks.

“We are devastated by the horrific assault on Israel by Hamas targeting civilians and hostage-taking over the weekend. These abhorrent attacks have led to the tragic loss of life and escalating violence and unrest in the region,” Magill said in a statement three days after the attack.

“Many members of our community are hurting right now. Our thoughts are especially with those who are grieving the loss of loved ones or facing great uncertainty about the safety of their families and friends.”

Penn is rapidly losing high-profile donors in the wake of the Write Palestine Literature Festival and President Liz Magill's response to the recent terror attacks in Israel.

But some took issue with the statement, saying it did not go far enough and condemned the attack.

This led several prominent alumni to cut ties with Penn, including David Magerman, a Jewish computer scientist who helped build Renaissance business systems.

Magerman's decision came after Apollo CEO Marc Rowand and Highsage Ventures founder Jonathan Jacboson reduced their donations to just $1.

Heir to Estee Lauder Ronald Lauder also promised to “re-examine” his financial commitment to the institution unless it does more to protect Jewish students.

Meanwhile, Councilor Vahan Gureghian called for Magill's resignation after resigning from the board over what he sees as an insufficient response to rising anti-Semitism on campus.

“Like so many elite academic institutions, UPenn's leadership has failed us through an embrace of anti-Semitism, a failure to stand up for justice, and a complete disregard for the well-being of its own students,” he said. Gureghian.

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