A polarizing move, supporters championed it as providing necessary protection to Jewish students while detractors claimed it squelched criticism of Israel and violated First Amendment rights.
Religion isn't a protected class under Title VI but Jewish students can file violation claims if the discrimination was because of their"shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics." Under Trump's executive order, when the Office for Civil Rights is determining whether to investigate a claim, it must consider the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism and contemporary examples.
President Donald Trump listens to his introduction during a Hanukkah Reception in the East Room of the White House on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Trump also signed an executive order that some claim protects Jewish students and others argue squelches free speech.Antisemitism, according to the IHRA, includes the denial of the Jewish people's right to self-determination by calling Israel a racist endeavor.
"As a nation, we must stand together against racism and bigotry, and this is a way to do so," Scott toldPeople like Efune, Neal Sher, a former Nazi war crimes prosecution officer for the Department of Justice and Adela Cojab, a former New York University student, toldthey supported the executive order for drawing a line as to when comments became antisemitic. Now, Efune said, there's a guide for groups to learn the"boundaries between criticism and bigotry.
Dima Khalidi, director of Palestine Legal, a legal organization that supports justice in Palestine, disagreed. She toldthe definition blurs the line between real acts of antisemitism, such as the actions and rhetoric of white nationalists, and conversations about Palestine and Israel.
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