Harvard has seen donations tumble by nearly 15 per cent in a year amid anger over the handling of anti-Semitism on the university’s campus.

Its annual financial accounts revealed the university received $1.17 billion in gifts, down $210 million from the same period last year.

Harvard and other universities across the country were rocked by a string of pro-Palestinian protests after the Oct 7 massacre in Israel.

Anti-Israel movements on the historic university’s campus have triggered rising tensions, with protest groups calling for an escalation of activity.

“Now is the time to escalate,” the Harvard undergraduate Palestine solidarity committee recently said.

“Harvard’s insistence on funding slaughter only strengthens our moral imperative and commitment to our demands.”