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No reason has been given, although it may have something to do with the funeral taking place on Shabbat, the Jewish Sabbath.

Mr Garber, who is Jewish, acknowledged Harvard's campus has had issues with anti-semitism but said he had established task forces to work with the problem.

It is part of a wider White House push to crack down on protesters whom officials say created an unsafe environment for Jewish students on many campuses.

“From the bottom of my heart, I apologize to absolutely everyone that this hurts. ������ came out of my mouth was nonsensical garbage — I’ve let the Jewish community down and it devastates me,” he added.

And after the fall of Assad, a cultural event with talks about cinema, music, theatre and performances was held at Beit Farhi, a historic house in the heart of Damascus's Jewish quarter.