New Delhi, March 20 -- The US Justice Department filed a new lawsuit Friday against Harvard University, saying its leadership failed to address antisemitism on campus. In a complaint filed in Boston federal court, the DOJ said Harvard remains deliberately indifferent to hostility on its campus and has intentionally refused to enforce its campus rules when victims are Jews or Israelis.

"This sent the clear message to Harvard's Jewish and Israeli community that the indifference was not an accident; they were being intentionally excluded and effectively denied equal access to educational opportunities," the complaint said.

According to the lawsuit, Harvard's indifference to Jews and Israelis violates Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 196...