The bill was passed by the house amid college unrest
An Action Plan for the Enforcement of Title VI Antisemitism Awareness Laws on Campuses: Comment on a Study of Jewish Students in North Carolina
Manning points out that a study has found that many American Jews have altered their behavior because of fear of antisemitism.
“We have negotiated that bill for nine months. It is bipartisan. Kathy Manning is a Democrat from North Carolina and co-chairs the House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism.
The Antisemitism Awareness Act would see the adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism for the enforcement of federal anti-discrimination laws regarding education programs.
The purpose of this is to provide an enforcement mechanism where there’s no one else. “If there’s reason to suspect a violation of Title VI, the legislation would enable the federal Department of Education not to impose a monitor on every college or university.”
“Just knowing that something has happened to your friends, or to people you know in a place you’re familiar with, makes it difficult to have a sense that this is your campus,” she said. “These are things that build up.”
I have been a victim of violence and intimidation as a Jewish student. This goes from shoving, spitting, being told to go back to Europe,” he said. If you hear the same thing many times, it will erode your soul.
The meeting that was held with Johnson was also attended by a student. She said it isn’t just about physical well-being when a calls for the safety of students.
“I can’t do it!” a frustrated student speaker warned against antisemitism on the campus of the Israel-Israel War
“I heard that we want all Zionists off the campus.” I’ve heard of death to the state of Israel. Zionism and Judaism can be teased apart by a lot of care and compassion, he said. “But it’s also a dog whistle that people use when talking about the Jews.”
We respect the experiences of black students if they say they experience racism. He said that the same would be true of Latino and Asian students. “If there are Jewish students who are telling us that they do not feel safe, why are we questioning the validity of their experiences? Why are we not affording them the sensitivity that we would have for every other group?”
The House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday aimed at addressing reports of rising antisemitism on college campuses, where activists angered by Israel’s war against Hamas have been protesting for months and more recently set up encampments on campus grounds.
The group defines antisemitism as “a certain perception of Jews which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews” and can be used in a number of ways.
The Department of Education and college administrators are having a hard time differentiating between conduct that is antisemitic or not, without a clear definition of antisemitism.
There is a false story that the definition excludes criticism of the Israeli government. In an interview, he said it was complete nonsense.
No reasonable person would accuse you of being antisemitic if you could critique the policies and practices of the Israeli government without calling for the destruction of Israel itself.
Why do students feel unsafe to go back to Israel? A message from the Columbia University Student Against Antisemitism and Anarchy
Columbia University was visited by House Speaker Mike Johnson last week, where demonstrators demanded that the school stop doing business with companies that operate in Israel. Johnson and a handful of GOP lawmakers met with a group of Jewish students.
“They are really concerned that their voices are not being heard when they may complain about being assaulted, being spit on, being told that all Jews should die — and they are not getting any response from the individuals who are literally being paid to protect them,” Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, R-N.Y., told NPR of the meeting.
“Antisemitism is a virus and it will spread if it’s not stamped out,” Johnson said. “We have to act, and House Republicans will speak to this fateful moment with moral clarity.”
Some Republicans didn’t say a word when Trump was making antisemitic statements. But all of a sudden now they want to bring forward bills that divide Democrats and weaponize this,” she said.
Eliana Goldin, a junior at Columbia and the Jewish Theological Seminary, said the escalation of protests on and around her campus have made her feel unsafe.
“I know many, many people who have been harassed because they wear a Jewish star necklace,” Goldin told NPR. The student who received the message was Goldin.
The message stated that the events of the last few days made it clear that the NYPD cannot guarantee Jewish students’ safety in the face of extreme antisemitism and anarchy. “It deeply pains me to say that I would strongly recommend you return home as soon as possible and remain home until the reality in and around campus has dramatically improved.”
The demonstrators say the protest is peaceful and that some antisemitic events that have received national attention have come from people outside the university.
“I do think if someone were to say, ‘go back to Africa’ to a Black student, it would one, be abhorrent,” Goldin said. The entire student body of Columbia would feel angry, but we would be able to rally around it. When someone says ‘go back to Poland’ to a Jew we don’t have the same outrage and unity against that.
