Rutgers University's chancellor and provost apologized on Thursday for publishing a statement condemning the recent uptick in anti-Semitic incidents, saying it "failed to articulate support for our Palestinian community members."

Chancellor Christopher Molloy and Provost Francine Conway issued an initial statement on Wednesday, saying they were "saddened and gravely worried" by the "sharp surge in hostile sentiments and anti-Semitic violence in the United States."\

“Our diversity must be backed by equity, inclusiveness, antiracism, and the denunciation of all forms of intolerance and intolerance, including anti-Semitism and Islamophobia,” according to the statement released on Thursday.

“We will take the lesson gained here to heart as we mature in our personal and institutional understanding, and pledge our commitment to doing better,” Molloy and Conway concluded. “We will work hard to rebuild your trust, and we will make sure that our future messages are considerably more sensitive and balanced.”

Students for Justice in Palestine's Rutgers branch released a long critique of Molloy and Conway's initial statement earlier Thursday.