Resistance to Jewish students 'alarming, unacceptable,' US congressmen tell education secretary

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Resistance to Jewish students 'alarming, unacceptable,' US congressmen tell education secretary

Post by JohnUbele » Wed Aug 23, 2023 9:12 am

"...Some 84 members of the US Congress from both parties appealed to US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, demanding that he protect Jewish students on campuses across the United States and act immediately against the unprecedented rise of antisemitism in institutions of higher education in the country.

In the letter, the legislators state that the number of complaints about antisemitic incidents against Jewish students received by Office for Civil Rights increased from approximately 10,000 cases in 2019 to more than 19,000 cases last year, and that 54% of Jewish students feel that they are paying a social price for supporting the existence of Israel as a Jewish state..."

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