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Clyve Lawrence

Clyve Lawrence was an African-American pro-Palestinian activist who, as a leader of Harvard University's "African American Resistance Organization" (AFRO), issued a joint statement with other pro-Palestinian student leaders on 8 October 2023 asserting that Israel was "entirely responsible for all unfolding violence" in the aftermath of the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust. As a result of this statement, several Harvard donors grew disillusioned with their alma mater for allowing such anti-Semitic sentiment to proliferate and withdrew their financial support, while conservative activists publicized the names of the student leaders involved in order to call them out for their highly controversial statement.

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