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New York lawmakers propose crackdown on college antisemitism

More than a year after an anti-Israel agitator kicks national efforts to bring anti-Semitic messages to university campuses, New York Democrats fight hatred, according to a new report They are working to crack down on schools that do nothing to do.

Several new bills in both Democrat-controlled state legislatures aim to achieve their goals by making it easier to sue universities that don't protect students from hate-based discrimination and attacks. It aims to require that schools hire administrators to ensure they meet. Requirements of federal civil rights laws.

The move comes days after the Trump administration's Department of Education released a survey of five prominent universities that have confirmed it would hinder anti-Semish hatred, including Columbia University in New York.

Columbia University arrests campus police officer arrest after anti-Israel protests disrupt schools

A masked figure breaks the window and enters Hamilton Hall at Columbia University in New York City on April 30, 2024. (Alex Kent/Getty Images)

One bill is the Access Act, which gives students more grounds to sue schools that cannot protect civil rights. New York Post.

“The Access Act aims to make universities more proactive in preventing and responding to incidents of harassment and discrimination. Not only anti-Semitism, but also increasingly seen since the horrifying attacks on October 7th. But of all sorts of hatred and prejudice, state Rep. Micah Rusher, a Manhattan Democrat and frequent Trump critic who sponsored the bill, told the paper.

Over the weekend, Rusher shared an infographic on X, claiming that 18-year-old voters are five times more likely to have “adverse Jewish opinions” like their counterparts over 65.

Jewish students have been involved in a string of anti-Israel protests since Hamas terrorists attacked US allies in October 2023, killing hundreds and acquiring victims and hostages of sexual assault. He reported harassment and unfair treatment inside.

The video shows protesters handing out flyers with anti-Semitic images, suspending classes on Jewish history, blocking Jewish students on campus, and more.

Masked protester standing behind the gate

Masked demonstrators are guarded at a locked gate on Columbia's West Lawn. There, dozens of students set up tents to demand that the university take many anti-Israel measures amidst the conflict between the country's military and Hamas terrorists that attacked in October. . 7, 2023. (Micheal Ruiz/Fox News Digital)

Last year, at Columbia University, Kefier-wearing activists broke into campus buildings and barricaded inside, leading to dozens of arrests.

The Ivy League School in Manhattan is one of five universities that the Trump administration's Department of Education allegedly allowed unchecked harassment of Jewish students on campus last week, and is now under investigation.

Anti-Israel protesters at Columbia University

The anti-Israel agitator will block the entrance to Columbia University's Hamilton Hall in New York City on April 30, 2024. (AP/Marco Postigo Storel)

“Too many universities have tolerated the widespread anti-Semitic harassment and illegal camps that paralyzed campus life last year and driven Jewish life and religious expression underground. The Biden administration's teeth. The resolution agreements without which were little shameful to hold those institutions accountable,” the deputy secretary for civil rights for education said in a statement.

Columbia has faced keen criticism about its response to an agitator accused of harassing Jewish students, establishing camps on the lawn. Some faculty defended the group Also blocked Other students and media members will enter their camp.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators are holding flags on the rooftop of Hamilton Hall at Columbia University

Anti-Israel demonstrators raised the flag on April 30, 2024 on the rooftop of Hamilton Hall at Columbia University in New York City. (Iwamura/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

In July, Colombia deleted three senior staff members accused of sharing anti-Semitic text messages. With the school's campus agitator handling, some of the billionaire donors have publicly questioned the financial support for the school.

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The second bill requires that all schools in the state be supervised by new administrators. Title VI Of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VI, victims may file a complaint against an entity that receives federal funds but cannot protect an individual from discrimination based on race, color or national origin. can.

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