The university said it awarded Milei the degree “in recognition of his long-standing partnership with the State of Israel and his public international fight against antisemitism.”
“The dual campaign reflects the direct connection between the sacrifice and bravery of our heroic IDF soldiers and the very existence and independence of the State of Israel,” said Ofir Akunis, Israel’s consul general.
“The University of Washington has been notified by the U.S. Department of Justice that it is conducting a compliance review. The university will cooperate with the review and provide information and responses,” a UW spokesperson told JNS.
“Using public funds and benefits to discriminate against religious schools is unconstitutional—period,” said Nathan Diament, of the Orthodox Union Advocacy Center.
"[Shawan] Jabarin’s Al-Haq continues to receive funding from the French government and the E.U. This is a blatant and immoral inconsistency that must be corrected,” said NGO Monitor President Gerald M. Steinberg.
It appears as “a living educational framework—a connection between Jewish communities in Israel and abroad, and a reflection of the strength of these communities across generations.”
Senate Democrats haven’t turned on the Jewish state because the Netanyahu government is reckless. It’s because they fear a party base of deluded antisemites.
The ruling power has blocked all paths of reform, peaceful transition and rule of law; it has inflicted such damage on civilian society that its repair may not be possible even in the next half-century.
The university said it awarded Milei the degree “in recognition of his long-standing partnership with the State of Israel and his public international fight against antisemitism.”
“The dual campaign reflects the direct connection between the sacrifice and bravery of our heroic IDF soldiers and the very existence and independence of the State of Israel,” said Ofir Akunis, Israel’s consul general.
“The University of Washington has been notified by the U.S. Department of Justice that it is conducting a compliance review. The university will cooperate with the review and provide information and responses,” a UW spokesperson told JNS.
“Using public funds and benefits to discriminate against religious schools is unconstitutional—period,” said Nathan Diament, of the Orthodox Union Advocacy Center.
"[Shawan] Jabarin’s Al-Haq continues to receive funding from the French government and the E.U. This is a blatant and immoral inconsistency that must be corrected,” said NGO Monitor President Gerald M. Steinberg.
It appears as “a living educational framework—a connection between Jewish communities in Israel and abroad, and a reflection of the strength of these communities across generations.”
Senate Democrats haven’t turned on the Jewish state because the Netanyahu government is reckless. It’s because they fear a party base of deluded antisemites.
The ruling power has blocked all paths of reform, peaceful transition and rule of law; it has inflicted such damage on civilian society that its repair may not be possible even in the next half-century.
“I’ll put my head on his shoulder and tell him, ‘How wonderful, how wonderful that we’re together again,’” says Yael Alexander, whose 21-year-old son Edan is set to be released by Hamas after more than a year in captivity.