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The governor’s proposal is a “blatant attempt to push out pro-Israel Democratic champions in Congress,” according to Democratic Majority for Israel, while Republican Jewish Coalition said the reaction was “faux outrage.”
The Westchester County district attorney’s office stated that it “will continue to prioritize combating antisemitism and all hate crimes.”
The California governor made the statement as the Trump administration prepares to investigate the state university system for Jew-hatred.
“It was a vile act of antisemitism—pure and simple,” the lawmakers and ministers said of the murder of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim.
Megha Vemuri told MIT graduates that “you showed the world that MIT wants a free Palestine.”
“When people dehumanize Jews and Zionists, when they spread lies about and demonizations of Israel, this is the outcome we should expect,” said Ted Deutch, CEO of the American Jewish Committee.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he wants to cut the number of foreign students enrolled at Harvard from 31% to 15%.
Rep. Elise Stefanik called the political bias in the foundation’s scholarship award process a “disturbing ideological litmus test.”
“The APA’s legitimacy as a scientific and professional institution is at stake,” the New York congressman wrote.
“Sanctions have been critical in holding Iran accountable for its destabilizing actions, including support for terrorist proxies,” said Sen. Jacky Rosen.
“We will not allow hate to silence our commitment,” said Chris Wolf, president of the museum’s board of directors.
“One hopes that both sides in the Yeshiva University dispute can model how intra-Jewish disputes should be carried on,” Jonathan Sarna told JNS.
The head of the federal Jew-hatred task force confirmed pending litigation in a “Fox News” interview, after telling JNS about it earlier in the week.
