This is most certainly a consequence of the Hamas terrorist attacks against Israel on October 7. The White House took stock this Monday of its initiatives in the face of what it describes as “an alarming increase in anti-Semitic incidents in schools and on university campuses.” The American executive is organizing this Monday, according to a senior official, a meeting with representatives of Jewish organizations, which will be attended by the Minister of Education Miguel Cardona as well as Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice-President Kamala Harris, very invested in this dialogue.
The Minister of Education must also, during the week, go to a university and participate in a round table with Jewish students. The Ministries of Justice and Homeland Security are on their side, again according to the senior White House official, in direct contact with the universities. The White House does not give precise figures on this increase in anti-Semitic acts in schools and universities since October 7.
Simplification of the procedure for filing a complaint
Cornell University (New York State, Northeast), where debates around the conflict are particularly tense, indicated this Sunday that police were investigating anti-Semitic threats posted on the Internet against a Jewish community center on campus. The American executive also ensures that it has simplified the procedures for filing complaints of discrimination on American campuses, for example for people who are victims of anti-Semitic or Islamophobic insults.
The war between Israel and Hamas is causing strong tensions in the most prestigious American universities, such as Harvard, where around thirty student organizations published a statement shortly after October 7 designating “the Israeli regime entirely responsible for the violence” . The text provoked the indignation of several political leaders and public figures.
2023-10-30 12:57:00
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