Mark C. Poznansky

Mark C. Poznansky is a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He has signed multiple pro-Israel Harvard faculty statements and is a member of Harvard Faculty for Israel.

Links

• Nov 22, 2025 - Antisemitism has no place in healthcare (Boston Herald) (archive link) Co-authored op-ed with Jacqueline Hart defining Zionism as “believing in Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state” and arguing that pro-Palestinian political expression in healthcare settings “functionally aggravate[s] the experience of trauma for Jewish patients.”
• Jan 28, 2025 - Antisemitism Must Not Be Normalized Here (Harvard Crimson) (archive link) Co-authored op-ed supporting Harvard’s adoption of the IHRA antisemitism definition. They assert that the statement “the existence of a State of Israel is a racist endeavor” is antisemitic.

Statements

Pro-Israel memberships, open letters signed, and statements made by Mark C. Poznansky.

Jun 10, 2024	United Against the Academic Boycott of Israel Open letter denying the Gaza genocide and opposing academic boycotts of Israeli universities.
May 9, 2024	Harvard Faculty Letter to Interim President Alan Garber Letter calling for swift removal of the pro-Palestine encampment in Harvard Yard
May 9, 2022	Harvard Faculty Statement Against BDS Statement opposing The Crimson's endorsement of BDS, expressing commitment to Harvard's ties with Israel
	Harvard Faculty for Israel Faculty group devoted to fostering relations between Harvard and Israel.