美国国家公共电台 NPR--Harvard reverses its decision and will now offer Kenneth Roth a fellowship

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Harvard reverses its decision and will now offer Kenneth Roth a fellowship

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This week we reported Kenneth Roth said he was denied a fellowship at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government because of his criticism of Israel's government. Harvard will now offer him the fellowship.

A MART?NEZ, HOST:

Harvard University has changed its mind. It plans to welcome the former director of Human Rights Watch. Kenneth Roth spoke² with Leila this week. He said he thought he had a fellowship to write at the university. Then he lost it because he said he had sometimes criticized Israel's human rights record.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Now, the school says it will offer Roth that fellowship. The dean at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government says Roth was rejected based on an evaluation³ of Roth's potential contributions to Harvard, and that initial decision was an error.

MART?NEZ: Roth says he's now looking forward to spending time on campus. But he added, quote, "The problem of people penalized⁴ for criticizing Israel is not limited to me."

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