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“Citizenship is the distinction they drew. It wasn’t just about what you got in return, it was about your duty to your nation,” the former presidential candidate wrote.
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.
High schoolers pray for the return of the captives from Gaza.
New York to double funds for security grants to religious schools
“With threats and hate crimes at our religious institutions on the rise, we must do more to keep children safe and secure as they learn,” said Senate Deputy Majority Leader Michael Gianaris.
The event was part of annual “Israeli Apartheid Week” activities.
“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.
“In the face of a surge in antisemitic bias and discrimination—we believe it is critical we provide unqualified support for Jewish students to live free from fear,” wrote Rep. Nancy Mace.
Rep. Virginia Foxx, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, asked the public California university to provide materials by April 2 at noon.
The Prime Minister’s Office has begun talks with local authority heads in northern Israel regarding the possibility that schools will not open on Sept. 1.
The U.S. Department of Education is investigating California and New Jersey school districts and universities in Hawaii and California.
