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    Victor Davis Hanson: From Tip O’Neill to Chaos—What Happened to Democrats   

    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Victor Davis Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Jack Fowler: Victor, before we get to Mark Kelly, I did want to mention this news. There are too many names here,…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    2 Jews, 3 Opinions on Campus Antisemitism

    Two Jews, three opinions. That sounds like a bad Mel Brooks joke, but it is exactly what the bipartisan Commission on Civil Rights testimony on campus antisemitism sounded like this month. The Jewish world appears genuinely divided on whether the federal government should take real, muscular action to protect Jewish students. I find that strange,…
    Seth Oranburg
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    Mamdani Touts the ‘Warmth of Collectivism,’ Draws Ire From Israel for Canceling Antisemitism EOs

    Zohran Mamdani wasted little time declaring his intent to turn Times Square into Red Square and fueling the fears he’s antisemitic. Mamdani was sworn in as mayor of New York City shortly after the Big Apple rang in the new year, taking the oath of office with his hand atop not one but three Qurans….
    Al Perrotta
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    There are 2 Kinds of Antisemitism. I’ve Seen Both.

    There are two kinds of antisemites in the world: Those that hate Jews and know it, and those that promote the hatred of Jews and don’t. I learned about both on one tragic October day in 1983. And on another tragic October day 40 years later. I was the editor-in-chief of my college newspaper at…
    Lee Habeeb
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    Conservative Leaders Gather to Keep Antisemitism Out of the GOP, Conservative Movement

    Christian, Jewish, and other conservative leaders gathered in Washington, D.C., Tuesday to urge the conservative movement and the Republican Party to prevent antisemitism from taking a foothold on the Right. “The conservative movement and the Republican Party cannot flirt with antisemitism,” Pastor Mario Bramnick, president of the Latino Coalition for Israel, declared in remarks Tuesday…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Confronting Conservative Antisemitism

    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. There’s been a lot of controversy recently about antisemitism and the threat that it poses to…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    George Washington University’s ‘Indifference’ to Antisemitism

    How many students must be harassed before a university tries to stop the offenses? Jewish students at George Washington University are still counting, but in the meantime, the U.S. Department of Justice is stepping in. If the recent examples of civil rights-related settlements at Brown University, Columbia University, and the University of Pennsylvania are any…
    Jonathan Butcher
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    Pro-Israel Group Equips Students to Confront Campus Antisemitism

    A pro-Israel group hosted an advocacy training program for Christian students on their school campuses last week on how to be allies with the Jewish people. The District of Columbia organization Passages hosted 150 high school and college-age students in the nation’s capital. The students heard from United States Special Envoy to the Middle East…
    Quinn Delamater
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    Jewish Community Leader Sounds Alarm on Security Concerns From Antisemitism

    A top leader in the Jewish community is sounding the alarm about rising security concerns for Jews and supporters of Israel in the United States. “You cannot have one faith group, one community, that has to be behind barricades, just to go practice our faith,” Eric Fingerhut, the president and CEO of the Jewish Federations…
    Jacob Adams
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    House Panel’s Republicans, Democrats Concur on Scourge of Antisemitism, but Not on What to Do About It

    Following a number of recent violent attacks in America that appear to have been driven by antisemitism, members of Congress are seeking solutions to the threat of anti-Jewish acts of terrorism.   “The Jewish community has long been a vibrant and integral part of the nation’s fabric, yet today, too many Jewish Americans are now…
    Virginia Allen
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    Where Is the National Conversation on Antisemitism?

    When George Floyd died in 2020, the country—and even the world—erupted in both a figurative and literal explosion, as we were forced by every element of our society to have a nationwide reckoning on the subject of racism. George Floyd, we were told—no, ordered—was a symbol of the conscious, unconscious, implicit, explicit, institutional, systemic and…
    Ian Haworth
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    EXCLUSIVE: Iowa Lawmaker Set to Offer Bill to Establish Antisemitism Study Commission

    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, is set to introduce a bill on Tuesday that would establish a commission to study antisemitism in the United States. The bill would be the latest effort in the House to address the sobering rise of hatred toward Jews in the U.S.  If enacted, the bill would…
    Jacob Adams
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    House Panel Convenes on Combating Rise of Antisemitism

    Reps. Chris Smith, R-N.J., and Jim McGovern, D-Mass., led a hearing on Tuesday to address the sobering rise of antisemitism around the globe. The hearing, hosted by the bipartisan Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the House of Representatives, came at a time of increased threats against American Jews and a generational divide on support…
    Jacob Adams
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    Antisemitism Is Raging on College Campuses. President Trump Will Stop It.

    Today, in the United States of America, a Jewish student walking across his college green will be scared. Not because he is worried about finals or finding a job, but because the university he attends has empowered terrorists to attack him for who he is. The hatred of Jews, antisemitism, is the most virulent form…
    Randy Fine
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    EXCLUSIVE: GOP Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Combat Antisemitism on College Campuses  

    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Following a rise in antisemitism at universities, Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., has introduced legislation aimed at stopping antisemitic harassment on college campuses.   “I think if people are troubled by antisemitism on college campuses, this is the easiest way to stop it,” Fine said of his bill.  Universities have been aggressive…
    Virginia Allen
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    College Presidents Face Cross Examination at Hill Hearing on Campus Antisemitism

    Three college presidents faced sharp questioning on their responses to campus antisemitism at a congressional hearing Wednesday.  The House Education and Workforce Committee hearing—which touched on topics similar to those discussed in a December 2023 hearing that led to the resignation of Harvard President Claudine Gay—featured the presidents of California Polytechnic State University of San…
    George Caldwell
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    House Panel’s Republicans Prepare to Grill College Prexies on Campus Antisemitism

    A day before a scheduled House hearing to question college presidents on their responses to campus antisemitism, Republican lawmakers made clear their willingness to fight strenuously against schools not sufficiently addressing the issue. “I look forward to asking those presidents what they are doing and what they intend to do about the rise of antisemitism…
    George Caldwell
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    Harvard’s Report on Campus Antisemitism Is Damning

    It looks like the Trump administration had a very good reason to go after Harvard. Harvard University released a lengthy and damning report Tuesday on campus antisemitism following the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel. The report paints a picture of extreme antisemitic behavior taking place not only on campus but in classrooms. The Washington Free…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    ‘Will Not Surrender’: Harvard Scoffs at Trump Admin’s Demands to Address Antisemitism

    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Harvard University announced Monday it will not agree to the Trump administration’s demands to address antisemitism on campus. The Department of Education sent a letter to the Ivy League school April 11 demanding the school agree to a host of reforms, including adjusting and enforcing disciplinary processes, improving screening of international students for “hostile”…
    Jaryn Crouson
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    Trump Administration Targets Harvard in Crackdown on Campus Antisemitism 

    Editor’s note: This piece has been updated at the end with Harvard’s response to the government’s review. The federal government has initiated a grant review of Harvard University as part of its efforts to combat antisemitism, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday.   A joint task force from the Department of Education, HHS,…
    Moira Gleason
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