University of Pennsylvania president quits after anti-Semitism uproar

Elizabeth Magill faced backlash after failing to say that calling for genocide against Jews would violate university policy.

The president of a top university in the United States has resigned after a backlash over her testimony at a congressional hearing on rising anti-Semitism on campuses.

University of Pennsylvania President Elizabeth Magill stepped down on Saturday after blowback over her failure to say, under repeated questioning, that calling for genocide against Jews would violate the…