Qatar Foundation disputes buying influence with funding to Northwestern University

Republicans slammed Northwestern President Michael Schill in a House hearing on campuslast week, where Rep. Burgess Owens pointed to reports the school had received more than $600 million from Qatar since 2007. Republicans have connected such funding, and Qatar being identified as a financial backer of terrorist organizations such as Hamas, to the pro-Palestinian protests seen on campuses over the last several weeks.

Northwestern has operated a campus in Doha since 2008, along with other U.S. universities such as Texas A&M University, which decided in February, prior to the encampments, that it would be shutting down its campus in 2028 after a 21-year partnership. Owens asked Schill during last week’s congressional hearing if he believed it to be a “good idea for Northwestern to partner with a government that harbors terrorists” and “harbors leaders of Hamas and is estimated to have given the terrorist organization of Hamas about $1.8 billion,” but Schill responded by refusing to answer yes-or-no questions. Owens displayed a large check with a $600 million figure on it, and Schill did not dispute the number.

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