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Several congressional lawmakers decried antisemitism connected assemblage campuses, peculiarly Columbia University, this play arsenic anti-Israel protesters concisely took complete a portion of nan Ivy League schoolhouse campus, resulting successful hundreds of arrests.
Amid nan demonstrations that began past week, Columbia University President Dr. Nemat "Minouche" Shafik said successful a connection posted Monday that she was "deeply saddened" by definite actions of agitators, who person formed an "encampment" connected nan field and person riled students and module pinch anti-Jewish slogans and chants.
"I americium profoundly saddened by what is happening connected our campus," Shafik wrote. "Our bonds arsenic a organization person been severely tested successful ways that will return a awesome woody of clip and effort to reaffirm. Students crossed an array of communities person conveyed fears for their information and we person announced further actions we are taking to reside information concerns. The decibel of our disagreements has only accrued successful caller days. These tensions person been exploited and amplified by individuals who are not affiliated pinch Columbia who person travel to field to prosecute their ain agendas."
Anti-Israel agitators conception an encampment connected Columbia University’s field successful New York City connected Monday, April 22, 2024. The assemblage announced that each classes would beryllium held virtually coming successful consequence to nan ongoing demonstrations connected campus. (Peter Gerber)
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U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., visited nan assemblage complete nan play to guidelines pinch Jewish students, immoderate of whom person said they don't consciousness safe connected campus.
"Collectively, not conscionable nan folks here, but connected a bipartisan basis, we successful Congress are going to do thing astir it," he said successful a video posted to X.
Rep. Rep Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J. condemned nan Columbia protests successful which demonstrators concisely group up an encampment connected campus.
"The First Amendment guarantees state of reside and assembly, not state to harass and intimidate students conscionable for being Jewish," he wrote.
Rep. Kathy Manning, D-N.C., said Columbia must amended its students and module astir antisemitism while ensuring professors are not spreading hatred.
"It is captious that nan Department of Education and nan Department of Justice activity pinch nan White House to guarantee that universities return steps basal to support Jewish students and module safe," she said successful a statement.
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Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, R-N.Y. called retired protests successful which pro-Palestinian supporters were heard chanting "death to America" and "Death to Israel."
"This is genuinely an onslaught connected democracy. It's an onslaught connected our values," he said. "It's not a Republican thing. It's not a Democrat (sic) thing. It's nan correct thing. To guidelines down Israel. Stand down its group and do nan correct thing."
Rep. Mike Lawler, besides a New York Republican, said he was proud to co-sponsor a solution introduced by D’Esposito that condemns nan "River to nan oversea chant," which galore Jews person described arsenic supporting nan eradication of Israel.
He noted that 44 members of nan House opposed nan measurement successful a vote.
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"It denies Israel's correct to exist," Lawler said nan celebrated pro-Palestinian saying. "There is thing aspirational astir that. And nan truth that 44 of my colleagues can't bring themselves to condemn it is appalling."
