The American administration has announced that it will receive $ 400 million in the form of grants to the University of Columbia in connection with “inaction in the face of harassing Jewish students.” Columbia's university was an epicenter of last year's propalentine protests. Jewish students complained about intimidation and harassment at that time.
As reported on Friday in a joint communiqué of the departments of justice, health and the managing Federal property, the General Services Administration (GSA) agency (GSA), the collection of grants of the prestigious New York university is to be “the strongest signal that the federal government is not involved in an educational institution, such as Columbia, which does not protect Jewish students and employees.”
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“Jewish students experience constant violence”
Columbia – a private university, which, however, receives five billion dollars of federal money – was the epicenter of last year's violent propalentine protests. Jewish students complained at that time to intimidate and harass students sympathizing with the Palestinian side.
– From October 7, Jewish students experience constant violence, intimidation and anti -Semitic persecution at their campus, and those who should protect them ignore them – said the head of the Ministry of Education Linda McMahon.
According to the AP agency Israel.
The authorities are to look for students supporting Hamas
In turn, the Axios portal said on Thursday that the Department of State USA He began his efforts to cancel student visas to people who were to express sympathy for Hamas. For this purpose, the ministry is to use artificial intelligence to view the content they posted on the internet. This is the implementation of the regulation issued by President Trump in January about the fight against anti -Semitism.
“We warn you: in 2025 we will find you and deport” – it was written in a message of the White House.
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