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DOJ Investigating University of Washington over Antisemitism Concerns
The university will cooperate with the compliance review as officials cite planned fundraiser events by a protest group whose registration was revoked.
- On Monday, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon announced the Justice Department opened a compliance review of the University of Washington regarding its "handling of antisemitism" following planned events by an off-campus protest group, Students United for Palestinian Equality and Return .
- Scrutiny centers on SUPER UW, a group the University of Washington disavowed and permanently revoked registration for in May 2025, which recently planned a fundraiser for the "Lebanese resistance."
- Dhillon claims SUPER UW "has a history of violent antisemitic activity on the University of Washington's campus," while University spokesperson Victor Balta stated the school "strongly and unequivocally opposes antisemitism in all forms" and will cooperate with the review.
- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression argued Tuesday that holding the university responsible for off-campus speech "would stretch federal civil rights law far past its lawful bounds," warning against government monitoring of private expression.
- Since taking office last year, the Trump administration has investigated 60 American universities over alleged antisemitic harassment, though critics argue these probes act as a pretense to punish institutions for promoting liberal worldviews and diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.
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