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“This EO [executive order from Trump]
doesn’t fight antisemitism – and it
makes me feel less safe on campus.”
Jewish students and faculty oppose Trump’s executive order
Academic Advisory Council contact: Sonya E. Meyerson-Knox, sonya@jvp.org, (929) 290-0317
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NEW YORK CITY, NY - As President Trump signs an executive order (EO) on "antisemitism" on college campuses, Jewish students and faculty cry foul.
Jewish Voice for Peace students and academics know that this EO doesn’t address the terrifying rise of antisemitism across college campuses, but instead is a dangerous, authoritarian attempt to silence student activism that support Palestinian rights.
Trump’s EO is the latest attempt in an ongoing strategy to shut down solidarity with Palestinian rights, one of the fastest-growing movements on college campuses and arguably the start of a nationwide and international anti-apartheid movement targeting Israel’s violations of Palestinian human rights.
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For the past few years, Jewish and Palestinian students especially have faced high-level attacks for their activism on Palestinian rights, with cases at UMass Amherst, Duke/UNC, and NYU being the most recent examples.
“This executive order won’t protect Jewish students against Nazis or Nazi recruitment, it won’t prevent campuses from scheduling important events on Jewish holidays, and it won’t protect Jewish religious spaces,” said Jewish Voice for Peace Research and Education Manager Tallie Ben Daniel.
“But it will target the incredible student movement for Palestinian rights, which is principled and diverse, and has always included a lot of Jewish students.”
“But it will target the incredible student movement for Palestinian rights, which is principled and diverse, and has always included a lot of Jewish students.”
Here are some reactions by Jewish Voice for Peace students and academics and allies – still more are available to speak with the media. More
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