[Claudine] Gay said she “condemn[s] the terrorist atrocities perpetrated by Hamas,” calling the actions “abhorrent, whatever one’s individual views of the origins of longstanding conflicts in the region.”

The university president added that “no student group—not even 30 student groups—speaks for Harvard University or its leadership.” She was referring to a coalition of Harvard students that claimed on Saturday that Israel was “entirely responsible for all unfolding violence.”

Gay’s latest comments come after she issued a tepid and widely criticized response late Monday to the attacks, following days of silence, saying that the university was “heartbroken by the death and destruction unleashed by the attack by Hamas” but declining to directly condemn the terrorist group or its supporters on campus.

[Yeah, sure, Claudine. If high-profile alumni hadn’t demanded a better response, does anyone think that Gay would have stood up to these student groups? Not a chance. Gutless wonders. — Ed]