🚨 More fallout The White House posted a “Shalom Mahmoud” graphic to social media, the third time this month it’s used the Hebrew phrase. It echoes Trump’s signature “You’re fired.” (Forward)
The arrest has sparked debate within American Jewry, as many grapple with balancing their strong support for Israel and their longstanding commitment to civil liberties. (New York Times)
A growing number of Jewish groups are condemning the arrest. “We must defend the U.S. Constitution,” the Zioness Movement said in a statement, “without defending Khalil’s vile, antisemitic, anti-American ideology.” (JTA)
New York City’s mayoral candidates weighed in on the arrest, with Brad Lander, who is Jewish, referencing a famous poem about the Holocaust.
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🏫 Elsewhere on campus The Department of Education warned 60 colleges and universities — including Columbia, Harvard and Johns Hopkins — on Monday that they could face consequences if they fail to protect Jewish students on campus. (CNN)
Harvard is imposing a hiring freeze as potential funding is threatened. Last week, the Trump administration pulled $400 million in federal contracts and grants to Columbia over antisemitism on campus. (New York Times)
UCLA launched on Monday a campuswide initiative to tackle antisemitism, with Chancellor Julio Frenk calling this moment an “inflection point” and urging the university to “end hate however it manifests itself.” (L.A. Times)
Jewish leaders are outraged after discovering that mandatory student fees at the University of Sydney helped fund pro-Palestinian activism. It’s “perverted,” said Australian Jewish Association CEO Robert Gregory, calling it unfair that Jewish students are forced to bankroll “extremist events” on campus. (Sky News) | 