Yale drops anti-Semitism program

New Haven, Conn. (AP) - The        the anti-Jewish forces in the
Anti-Defamation League is          world achieved a significant
criticizing a decision by          victory."
Yale University to cancel a        In comments reported
program dedicated to the           Wednesday by The New Haven
study of anti-Semitism.            Register, Foxman says the
The Yale Initiative for the        university should have tried
Interdisciplinary Study of         to rectify any problems
Anti-Semitism was                  rather than closing the
discontinued after a faculty       program in July after five
review committee concluded it      years.
did not meet the university's      Yale spokesman Tom Conroy
standards for research and         said the university has been
teaching.                          a leader in Judaic studies.
The Anti-Defamation League's       He says the provost has told
national director, Abraham         faculty he will support
Foxman, says the decision          working groups studying anti-
"leaves the impression that        Semitism.                     

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