美国众议院教育和劳动力委员会的共和党人周四在一份22页的报告中指责美国心理学协会存在反犹太主义行为。
House Republicans on the Committee on Education and the Workforce accused the American Psychological Association of antisemitism in a 22-page report Thursday.
该报告审查了代表美国心理学家的领先组织在哈马斯于2023年10月7日袭击以色列后的几天内的公共邮件列表和内部通信。
The report examines public listservs and internal communications at the leading organization representing U.S. psychologists in the days after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
“APA领导层过于频繁地淡化投诉，纵容宣扬反犹太主义言论的个人，并采取加深专业内部分歧的政治化心理学方法，”共和党人在报告中写道。
"APA leaders have too often minimized complaints, accommodated individuals promoting antisemitic rhetoric, and embraced political approaches to psychology that deepen divisions within the profession," Republicans wrote in the report.
在袭击发生后的一个邮件列表中，一些成员称哈马斯是在“保护平民”，并值得“赞扬”。
In a listserv after the attack, some members said Hamas was "protecting civilians” and deserved "kudos."
另一人称，10月7日对巴勒斯坦人来说是“过去和现在唯一的生命与抵抗迹象”，据报告称。
Another said Oct. 7 was and is “the only signs of life and resistance” for Palestinians, according to the report.
该报告还详细描述了对犹太心理学家的反对，这些心理学家希望创建一个官方子群体，类似于APA允许的黑人和阿拉伯心理学家群体，理由是他们“从白人特权中获益”。众议院共和党人建议因此剥夺APA对大学课程的认证权力。《国会山报》已向APA寻求置评。
The report also detailed pushback against Jewish psychologists who wanted to create an official subgroup, similar to other groups APA has allowed for Black and Arab psychologists, because they "benefitted from white privilege." House Republicans recommended taking away APA's accreditation power for college programs as a result. The Hill has reached out to APA for comment.
APA主席温迪·威廉姆斯否认了这些指控，并表示该组织“明确谴责各种形式的反犹太主义”，《纽约时报》报道称。
Wendi Williams, the president of the APA, denied the allegations and said the group “unequivocally condemns antisemitism in all its forms," The New York Times reported.
“自这些问题首次引起APA注意以来，APA已采取有意义的措施，确保犹太成员，如同所有成员一样，能够充分且安全地参与组织和专业活动，”她补充道。
“Since these concerns were first brought to A.P.A.’s attention, A.P.A. has taken meaningful steps to ensure that Jewish members, like all members, can participate fully and safely in the organization and the profession," she added.