Campus Antisemitism
The antisemitic protesters also “repeatedly heckled” an 89-year-old Holocaust survivor, according to the Jewish Community Relations Council.
“The timing could not be worse for this nomination after Oct. 7,” Mike Davis, president of the Article III Project, told JNS about Adeel Mangi.
A spokesperson said the university will take action “when our policies are violated, the safety of our campus is jeopardized and when people intimidate or injure members of our community.”
“We thank Gov. Abbott for his leadership in taking this crucial step to ensure a safe learning environment for Jewish students in Texas,” stated Sacha Roytman, CEO of Combat Antisemitism Movement.
Rep. Virginia Foxx wrote in a letter that the state university in New Jersey “stands out for the intensity and pervasiveness” of anti-Jewish incidents.
“I do not feel safe on campus,” wrote Tessa Veksler, president of the student body at the California college.
“It’s hard to know whether it’s arrogance, ineptness or indifference that is guiding Harvard,” Rep. Virginia Foxx told the Washington Free Beacon.
The Jewish Coaches Association, now in its 20th year, conducts a small slate on the schedule.
Ron Hassner told JNS there are plans for a national “sleep-in” in order to “banish antisemitism.”
“We will continue to monitor this situation,” Ziporah Reich, director of litigation at the Lawfare Project, told JNS.
The Jewish Federation of Los Angeles spearheaded a letter co-signed by 38 organizations, advocating for a dozen new policies to protect Jewish students.
“We look forward to active work with this district going forward to correct the gauntlet of harassment its students have had to endure,” stated Catherine Lhamon, a U.S. assistant secretary at the Education Department.
