Campus Antisemitism
The agreement is “a seismic shift” in the United States holding schools, which receive tax dollars, “accountable for antisemitic discrimination and harassment,” the U.S. education secretary said.
“Columbia has more progress to make before Jewish students can truly feel safe on its campus,” said Rep. Tim Walberg.
“The American people have the right to expect their universities to uphold national security, comply with the law and provide safe environments for all students,” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
“No one should be denied access to opportunity or resources because of their race, color or national origin,” stated Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant U.S. attorney general.
“Israel was the issue that faculty were least involved in, least likely to report to us that they dealt with,” the professor Leonard Saxe told JNS.
The student is suing “Harvard not only for failing to protect him and other Jewish students, but for defending and rewarding antisemitism,” his lawyer told JNS.
Ofir Akunis, Israeli consul general in New York, thanked the public school’s president “for not remaining silent and for standing up for truth and facts.”
In total, the number of instances rose from 1,853 to 2,334, according to collected data.
“This is more talk and no real actions to address antisemitism on campus,” Ari Shrage, co-founder of the Columbia Jewish Alumni Association, told JNS.
The university president said that Harvard must “prepare for the possibility that the lost revenues will not be restored anytime soon.”
The chief investigative counsel vowed “to ensure that the American people know the true scope of foreign funding and influence on our campuses.”
“We’ve been sounding the alarm for a long time now, and it is completely intolerable,” Josh Landau, director of government relations for Ontario at the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, told JNS.
