Campus Antisemitism
Reps. Mike Lawler and Ritchie Torres intend to introduce the bill responding to antisemitism on campuses, “Jewish Insider” reported.
“Jewish students are being targeted and attacked physically and verbally,” wrote the school’s president.
Jason Holtzman of the local Jewish Community Relations Council told JNS that people should “speak out to show that there is zero tolerance for these behaviors and actions.”
The Columbia University student Khymani James wrote that he wanted “people to have more context for my words, which I regret.”
It comes in the wake of threats, harassment, intimidation and discrimination against Jewish students at the public institution.
Michael Rosenzweig, a new member of the board of directors at the Democratic Majority for Israel, told JNS about his views on rising antisemitism in academia, particularly at his alma mater.
“It is time for forceful action on all levels,” said Stuart Eizenstat, chair of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
“These protesters belong in jail,” said Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. “Students joining in hate-filled, antisemitic protests at any public college or university in Texas should be expelled.”
“These pro-Hamas rioters have effectively shut down college campuses and have literally chased Jewish students away from our schools,” the senators wrote.
Shai Davidai, who has been denied entry to the campus after pro-Palestinian protesters took over the public plaza, warns that the threat to Jews will only grow.
While anti-Israel protests have been particularly pronounced at Ivy League schools, they have spread beyond that, threatening Jewish students from coast to coast.
“This isn’t Fallujah, this is Morningside Heights,” said ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, calling for a ban on masks at Columbia University.
