This article is adapted from remarks delivered at a press conference organized by House Republicans that preceded the testimony to Congress of college presidents concerning the antisemitism on their campuses.

{I} would like to share with you what my experience has been like since October 7 at Harvard Law School, after over 30 student clubs signed onto a statement explicitly blaming Israel for the murder and rape of its people.

Multiple times a week, on my way to class, I walk by mobs of people chanting “From the river to the sea,” which is a call for the destruction of the State of Israel. Most recently, I have also heard mobs chanting “We have you outnumbered” and “Globalize the intifada.” “Intifada” means uprising. The term is used to describe two violent terrorist campaigns against Israel, one that lasted from the late ’80s to the early ’90s and one that took place in the early 2000s. They were marked by attacks on Israeli civilians, including the blowing up of buses and restaurants.

One day, a few weeks ago, I was in a study room in the law school while classes were being held. A mob of 200 people, many of whom were not only not law students but not Harvard-affiliated at all, got into our building and marched down the halls chanting these phrases. Jews took off their kippot. I watched someone hide under a desk. Many of my friends ran up to the office of the dean of students, others to the Office of Community Engagement, Equity, and Belonging (in other words, DEI). But those offices had locked their doors for their own safety. This mob was a clear safety concern. It was also explicitly against school policy as it disrupted classes. We heard nothing from Harvard.

I talk to my Jewish friends on campus every day. They tell me how afraid they are to go to class. They share hate messages they are receiving from other students on social media, including comparing Jews to Nazis. And they ask for safety advice because of the lack of effective communication from the university.

So you might ask: What is the administration doing?

We have presented them with proof of policy violations and photos of the portions of the student handbook that were violated. When they respond, if at all, their messages, such as “We are aware of the situation,” are empty and meaningless. This is not how the university would treat other groups.

We are happy that Harvard has created an antisemitism advisory board, but there is no transparency about what that board is doing. It seemingly doesn’t have executive power. Board members are certainly not accessible to students, if meeting with them at all. I have repeatedly, as a student leader, asked to meet with them and have yet to hear back. And no one knows what happens when you send them an incident report.

We are not asking to limit free speech. We are asking the university to enforce its own policies to ensure safety and a climate conducive to education. The administration has asked us to abide by the rules, and we have, unequivocally. It seems more and more that these rules apply only to Jews, as rules are not being enforced for others and there is no sign that those who break them are being reprimanded.

I want to be clear. This is not just about the Middle East. This is antisemitism right here, outside our homes, on our campuses. It is dangerous, it is going unchecked, and everyone who does not join to put a stop to it is part of the problem.

I am asking Harvard again, as I have been: Do something. Protect Jewish people. Protect your students.