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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., wouldn't perpetrate Tuesday to holding hearings connected assemblage antisemitism arsenic tensions escalate crossed nan state pinch anti-Israel demonstrations persisting astatine elite universities.
"We are concerned astir bigotry of each kinds, and I look guardant to moving pinch my colleagues to make judge we destruct each forms of bigotry successful America, including antisemitism," Sanders, president of nan Senate Committee connected Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), told Fox News Digital.
Asked a 2nd clip whether nan committee would beryllium consenting to clasp hearings connected displays of campus antisemitism, specified arsenic nan Gaza solidarity encampment astatine Columbia University, which has led nan schoolhouse to make classes virtual and a rabbi recommending Jewish students return home, Sanders would not say.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders would not opportunity if he would clasp HELP committee hearings connected field antisemitism. (Getty Images)
The Vermont legislator was urged Monday to clasp hearings connected nan taxable by his Republican counterpart connected nan committee. HELP ranking personnel Bill Cassidy, R-La., said successful a statement, "Chair Sanders and nan Senate HELP Committee request to clasp a proceeding and behaviour oversight of this eroding situation.
"There are nary grounds for a nuanced consequence to nan sickening calls of unit against Jewish students," Cassidy added.
"The antisemitic scenes unfolding astatine Columbia University and assemblage campuses crossed nan state is bigotry manifested successful unit and threats of violence. This should beryllium responded to by expelling each perpetrators. There should beryllium zero tolerance."
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Cassidy urged nan president to clasp hearings. (Sarah Silbiger/Pool via AP)
The objection astatine Columbia University began past week, and since its start, 23 of nan apical 50 universities, arsenic classed by U.S. News and World Report, person been location to progressive anti-Israel protests.
In consequence to nan demonstrations, 27 Republican senators signed a missive to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, demanding they prosecute anyone perpetrating unit aliases threatening Jewish students, revoke visas of non-citizens who are "promoting terrorism" and clasp schoolhouse administrators accountable.
Anti-Israel agitators stitchery connected Columbia University’s field successful New York City April 22, 2024. (Peter Gerber)
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The departments of Justice and Education declined to remark to Fox News Digital.
Cardona addressed nan various demonstrations, posting connected X that "Antisemitic dislike connected assemblage campuses is unacceptable."
Twenty-seven Republican senators called connected Attorney General Merrick Garland, left, and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, right, to instantly reside antisemitic protests crossed nan state connected assemblage campuses. (Getty Images)
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"I americium profoundly concerned by what is happening astatine Columbia University. In November 2023, our Office for Civil Rights opened an investigation of Columbia involving Title VI," he added.
Cassidy antecedently asked Sanders to clasp hearings connected antisemitic incidents 1 period aft nan Hamas violent onslaught connected civilians that sparked nan warfare betwixt nan group and Israel.
Sanders' agency did not respond to a petition for further comment.
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