Ernst Calls on Biden Admin to Protect Jewish Students from Pro-Hamas, Anti-Semitic Mobs

WASHINGTON – Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined her colleagues in demanding Attorney General Merrick Garland and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona restore order to campuses that have been effectively shut down by anti-Semitic mobs targeting Jewish students. The senators requested an immediate update on efforts to protect Jewish students.

“You need to take action to restore order and protect Jewish students on our college campuses. President Biden issued a statement on Sunday, purporting to condemn the outbreak of anti-Semitism. If that statement was serious, it must be accompanied by immediate action from your departments,” the senators wrote.

Read the full letter here.

Background:

As left-wing activists on college campuses continue to erode American students’ First Amendment rights and attack Jewish students following Hamas’s brutal assault on Israel, Ernst introduced the Students Bill of Rights Act. This bill creates a universal speech and association protection standard at all public institutions receiving Title IV funding so students can fully participate in their academic community.

Ernst recently led her colleagues in demanding the Department of Education uphold its legal obligations to ensure Jewish and Israeli students are not subjected to discrimination. She also sponsored the Stop Antisemitism on College Campuses Act to cut federal funding for any college or university that excuses or encourages antisemitism. 

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