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Three university presidents defended their responses to rising antisemitism in a House committee hearing Tuesday. Many have faced scrutiny as they struggle to balance free speech with student safety.

The presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say they are taking steps to combat antisemitism — and Islamophobia — on campus since the start of the Israel-Hamas war

Presidents of three elite universities were challenged by a House committee over rising antisemitism on campuses around the country.

So reports the Philadelphia Inquirer (Susan Snyder) (see also Daily Pennsylvanian [Lara Cota & Jessica Wu]): Students at Penn Chavurah wanted to show Israelism, which has drawn significant controversy this year, but the school cited "a potential negative response on campus" and used the word "vitriol," according to one of…