Ex-MLB star running for Senate goes to bat for plan to cut federal cash for schools allowing unrest

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Former MLB prima and U.S. Senate campaigner Steve Garvey said if he's elected to Congress he'd push for Ivy League colleges and universities to look earlier Congress to attest astir their nonaccomplishment to protect their Jewish students.

"At this time, adjacent year, arsenic a sitting U.S. senator, I would telephone to person committees that will talk to these presidents and activity and inquire why they haven't protected their students," nan California Republican told Fox News Digital successful an interview. "And if they can't protect them, let's talk astir affecting them pinch national costs and commencement to return backmost nan national funds.

"If you're not going to protect these Americans that are connected your campus, past you're going to person to make a determination connected what's important to you."

Garvey said nan demonstrators connected assemblage campuses should beryllium arrested and prosecuted "to nan afloat grade of nan law," adding nan protests are "terrorism nether nan guise of free speech."

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Steve Garvey says he'd telephone for a proceeding if elected to nan Senate for Ivy League presidents to attest astir failures to protect students amid anti-Israel unrest crossed nan nation.  (Getty)

On Thursday, nan University of South California called disconnected its graduation ceremonial for 2024 graduates arsenic anti-Israel agitators descended upon campus, wherever 93 arrests were made. The assemblage field is among respective universities successful nan U.S. experiencing unrest, arsenic demonstrators chant "death to America," "We are Hamas" and advocator for divestment from Israel.

Earlier this month, USC faced aggravated backlash for barring its valedictorian, Muslim biomedical engineering student Asna Tabassum, from speaking astatine nan commencement ceremonial complete information concerns aft her critics accused her of promoting anti-Israel rhetoric connected societal media. 

"What's happening connected campuses is against nan law," Garvey said. "There's an onslaught physically, mentally and spiritually connected these Jewish students. We request to guidelines up now much than ever."

Garvey besides said assemblage presidents should "take backmost their campuses" and "form a protective situation for these students that are being attacked."

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Monique, of ANSWER Coalition, leads chants arsenic anti-Israel students and non-students return complete Alumni Park astatine USC successful Los Angeles Wednesday, April 24, 2024, calling for divestment successful Israel complete nan Israel-Hamas war. (Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images)

Garvey, who played for nan Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres during his master shot career, is facing disconnected against Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff to capable nan precocious Dianne Feinstein's Senate seat. The 2 precocious to nan November wide predetermination successful this year's primary.

His comments travel arsenic nan Israel-Hamas warfare has dragged connected for much than six nonths. Nearly 1,300 Israelis were killed Oct. 7, and thousands of civilian deaths person been recorded successful nan region since nan violent attack.

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Anti-Israel agitators rally extracurricular Columbia University

An anti-Israel rally is held astatine nan steps of Lowe Library connected nan grounds of Columbia University April 22, 2024, successful New York City.  (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

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Yale, MIT, UC Berkeley, nan University of Southern California, Princeton, Harvard, Stanford, Northwestern University, Vanderbilt University, nan University of Michigan, nan University of North Carolina and nan University of Virginia are immoderate of nan campuses wherever awesome demonstrations collapsed retired this week.

Jamie Joseph is simply a writer who covers politics. She leads Fox News Digital sum of nan Senate. 

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