U.S. Federal Action Against Antisemitism In the United States this week, several important federal-level actions were taken to advance the fight against Jew-hatred.
In the United States this week, several important federal-level actions were taken to advance the fight against Jew-hatred.
President Donald Trumpwarnedthat universities allowing "illegal" protests—referring to anti-Israel demonstrations that include antisemitic harassment and support for terrorism—could face federal funding cuts.
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary, chaired by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa),helda hearing titled, "Never To Be Silent: Stemming the Tide of Antisemitism in America." Alyza Lewin, President of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law,testifiedabout rising on-campus antisemitism.
The Department of Justice’s Federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitismannouncedit would visit ten campuses of particular concern as part of its investigations.
Disturbing Acts of On-Campus Antisemitism
Several incidents at colleges and universities across American this week underscored the vital need for federal action:
Barnard College: Student demonstrators stormed and occupied a campus library,distributingflyers from the "Hamas Media Office" titled, "Our Narrative...Operation Al-Aqsa Flood," the Hamas moniker for the October 7th massacre.
Yale University: A Yale Law School researcher was placed on administrative leave followingrevelationsshe was a member of the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, an organization the U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned as a "sham charity" that fundraises for the PFLP terrorist group.
University of Florida: A student who targeted a peer with antisemitic threats wasarrestedand charged with aggravated stalking.
Harvard University: A Harvard employeetore downposters of Ariel and Kfir Bibas, the young brothers whom terrorists in Gaza abducted on October 7th and later murdered.
29.5% - or more than 1 in 4 - of incidents documented in this week's Global Antisemitism Report occurred on a college or university campus.
This week's Global Antisemitism Report highlights 112 new global incidents of antisemitism during the past week.
BREAKING STORIES
RUSSIA |Authorities Say They Foiled ISIS-Inspired Terror Plot Targeting Jewish InstitutionRead Here
SWITZERLAND | Lucerne Police Arrest Man Who Attacked Jew on his Way to SynagogueRead Here
SLOVAKIA |Jewish Headstones Vandalized with SwastikasRead Here
UNITED KINGDOM| Anti-Israel Vandalism Group Defaces Cambridge, Oxford Universities Read Here
ISRAEL | Terror Suspect Plows Car Into Bus Stop, Injuring 13Read Here
After the latest antisemitic disruption at Barnard College, CAM CEO Sacha Roytman stated, “Jewish students, and other members of the Barnard community at large, deserve to learn and live in safety, without intimidation and harassment. These Hamas-supporting demonstrators must face the most serious of consequences, including expulsion and criminal charges.”
Recent weeks have seen an upsurge of manifestations of antisemitic hatred at soccer stadiums worldwide, with the launch of the “Show Israel the Red Card” campaign calling for the boycotting of Israeli teams and athletes from international competition.
Read the ARC's latest analysis of this concerning trend.
Last month, U.S. Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) announced she would head a task force to declassify files related to the assassinations of President John. F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the death of Jeffrey Epstein. Almost immediately, this move became a focal point for antisemitic conspiracy theorists.
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