Hawley Criticizes Attorney During Senate Hearing on Campus Antisemitism

The leaders of the House Committee on Education and Labor called for stronger action to address hatred of Jews on campus in letters addressed to Barnard College, Bowdoin College, Northwestern University, Pomona College, and Sarah Lawrence College on Thursday.]]>

Senate Republicans Spotlight Campus Antisemitism at Hearing

The hearing, held Thursday by Senate Republicans, focused primarily on steps taken by the Trump administration to crack down on pro-Palestinian protests. Democrats continued to criticize the president. Nearly a year after pro-Palestinian encampments sprang up on college campuses across the country—and with them, increased reports of antisemitism—Senate Republicans are saying university leaders need to crack down on campus conduct or be placed “o…

As Antisemitism Lawsuit Drags On, Harvard Demands Kestenbaum’s Messages With Politicians

Harvard filed a motion on Friday to compel Harvard Divinity School graduate Alexander “Shabbos” Kestenbaum, the lead plaintiff in an ongoing Title VI lawsuit, to turn over communications with politicians and messages from the “Harvard Pro-Israel WhatsApp group.”

Jewish comedian heckled at Sioux Falls comedy club

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – A Jewish comedian from Los Angeles was heckled at a comedy show in Sioux Falls this weekend. The video of the antisemitic slurs quickly gained national attention.  Mike Glazer, at one of the last stops of his national tour, was performing in Lucky’s Club 224 on Saturday night when a person started throwing antisemitic slurs at him.   One gender care option ends, patients face hurdles “In the middle of my joke, … …

Senate holds hearing about antisemitism on college campuses

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - Senators debated issues of free speech versus discrimination at a hearing Thursday about addressing antisemitism on college campuses. "Are all of our college campuses doing enough to protect Jewish students from antisemitism?," Sen. John Husted (R-Ohio.) asked witnesses. All responded no. Senators say some college campuses have become hostile to Jewish students in the aftermath of Hamas's attack on Israel and the war in Ga…

Hawley Decries Anti-Hate Activist’s Defense of Hamas Sympathizer Khalil

A Senate committee met Thursday to expose and combat antisemitic disruptions on college campuses around the country with the aim of ensuring safe learning environments for all students. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee member Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., took one of the witnesses to task for criticizing the decision of the Trump administration to financially punish Columbia University for failing to curtail antisemitism and its…