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Urge the U.S. Department of Education to Make Colleges Safe from Antisemitism
In the aftermath of the terrorist attack by Hamas against Israel, anger over the Israel-Hamas conflict is fueling the flames of hate on college and university campuses in the U.S. Jewish students are being assaulted, intimidated, and harassed because of their beliefs. Student groups like Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) across the country have explicitly condoned terrorism and violence, glorifying Hamas’s atrocities. These groups are also voicing an increasingly radical call for “dismantling” Zionism, which is a fundamental component of Jewish identity. This kind of rhetoric is dangerous and increasingly risks creating a hostile environment for Jewish and Israeli students on campus. The Department of Education must prioritize fulfilling its commitments in the National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism to protect students from antisemitic and anti-Israel hostility.
In coordination with ADL, the White House released the National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism which outlined several key actions for the U.S. Department of Education to take including:
1. Address the backlog of pending civil rights violations based on antisemitism and all forms of bias
2. Provide resources to colleges and universities experiencing a rise of antisemitism and hate
3. Encourage efforts on campus to report antisemitic incidents so we can better understand the problem.
The Department of Education has started to follow through on some of its commitments, but there is much work to be done to protect U.S. students from hate. Join ADL in urging the Department of Education to fulfill its commitments to make college campuses safe.
Urge the U.S. Department of Education to Make Colleges Safe from Antisemitism
In the aftermath of the terrorist attack by Hamas against Israel, anger over the Israel-Hamas conflict is fueling the flames of hate on college and university campuses in the U.S. Jewish students are being assaulted, intimidated, and harassed because of their beliefs. Student groups like Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) across the country have explicitly condoned terrorism and violence, glorifying Hamas’s atrocities. These groups are also voicing an increasingly radical call for “dismantling” Zionism, which is a fundamental component of Jewish identity. This kind of rhetoric is dangerous and increasingly risks creating a hostile environment for Jewish and Israeli students on campus. The Department of Education must prioritize fulfilling its commitments in the National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism to protect students from antisemitic and anti-Israel hostility.
In coordination with ADL, the White House released the National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism which outlined several key actions for the U.S. Department of Education to take including:
1. Address the backlog of pending civil rights violations based on antisemitism and all forms of bias
2. Provide resources to colleges and universities experiencing a rise of antisemitism and hate
3. Encourage efforts on campus to report antisemitic incidents so we can better understand the problem.
The Department of Education has started to follow through on some of its commitments, but there is much work to be done to protect U.S. students from hate. Join ADL in urging the Department of Education to fulfill its commitments to make college campuses safe.
Unfortunately, this action is only for volunteers in the United States.