Campus Antisemitism
U.S. House members wrote that the school “has an obligation to comply with federal law and to prevent and respond to discrimination and harassment.”
A student’s complaint to the equal opportunity office led to administrators stopping the student association from voting on a measure to divest from Israel.
“We can’t turn away Jewish students who feel unsafe or unprotected on their college campuses,” said Yeshiva University President Ari Berman.
“I want to educate people that what has been happening since Oct. 7 is not the real Islam,” says Bahraini activist.
“It’s disgusting that a prestigious American university would aid and abet antisemitic agitators,” said Mark Rienzi, president of Becket and an attorney for the students.
“Institutions cannot trample on the rights of Jewish and Israeli students in an effort to restore order to their campuses,” said Roz Rothstein, CEO of StandWithUs.
“The spike in antisemitic incidents we saw on college and university campuses in the spring is unacceptable,” Sen. Jacky Rosen says.
“We didn’t feel safe on campus for most of the fall semester following the attack,” said Mackenzie Borine, student president of Penn State’s Hillel.
The Carmel Unified School District in California failed to effective steps to remove a hateful environment that arose from incidents like a call “to kill all Jews and burn them in their homes.”
“Our academic leaders shouldn’t need direction from Congress to protect students and take swift action,” Sen. Chuck Grassley said.
Faculty members, joining from across the globe, will receive guidance in building antisemitism courses.
“There’s no point in having laws on the books if they are not enforced,” stated Nathan Diament, OU Advocacy executive director.
