Steve Garvey says he'd call for a hearing if elected to the Senate for Ivy League presidents to testify about failures to protect students amid anti-Israel unrest across the nation. (Getty)
On Thursday, the University of South California called off its graduation ceremony for 2024 graduates as anti-Israel agitators descended upon campus, where 93 arrests were made. The college campus is among several universities in the U.S. experiencing unrest, as demonstrators chant "death to America," "We are Hamas" and advocate for divestment from Israel.
Earlier this month, USC faced intense backlash for barring its valedictorian, Muslim biomedical engineering student Asna Tabassum, from speaking at the commencement ceremony over safety concerns after her critics accused her of promoting anti-Israel rhetoric on social media.
"What's happening on campuses is against the law," Garvey said. "There's an attack physically, mentally and spiritually on these Jewish students. We need to stand up now more than ever."
Garvey also said university presidents should "take back their campuses" and "form a protective environment for these students that are being attacked."
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An anti-Israel rally is held at the steps of Lowe Library on the grounds of Columbia University April 22, 2024, in New York City. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)
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Yale, MIT, UC Berkeley, the University of Southern California, Princeton, Harvard, Stanford, Northwestern University, Vanderbilt University, the University of Michigan, the University of North Carolina and the University of Virginia are some of the campuses where major demonstrations broke out this week.
Jamie Joseph is a writer who covers politics. She leads Fox News Digital coverage of the Senate.
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