Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., wants to leverage federal funding to universities that are not doing enough about antisemitism. (Haiyun Jiang/Bloomberg)
The New York Republican suggested she’s looking at possibly introducing legislation that would help improve the safety of Jewish students on campus as well, specifically targeting federal funds, foreign funding and offices of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI).
"Number one, U.S. taxpayer funding for these institutions — U.S. taxpayers do not want to prop up this moral rot of antisemitism, and we have to make sure that that is not the case," Stefanik said. "Foreign funding as well, there is not full transparency in terms of foreign funding and strings that are attached to that foreign funding. This is a major issue on these college campuses."
She also listed "the elimination of the offices of DEI," calling DEI "inherently antisemitic."
"We heard from numerous students today that when Jewish students reach out to offices of DEI, they don't even get a response when it comes to harassment and violence," Stefanik said. "So there's so much work to do, but this is a reckoning. It's an earthquake, and it's long overdue."
Foxx would not go into detail about her committee’s next steps, but said lawmakers had an abundance of information to digest before moving forward, having sent numerous requests for colleges to shed light on how they are protecting Jewish students on campus.
A sign declares the Jewish student organization HILLEL society's building at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a safe space. A Harvard student urged House lawmakers to "subpoena, subpoena, subpoena" over the school's handling of antisemitism.
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Rutgers University student Joe Gindi said a program coordinator at the New Jersey state school once "screamed" at Jewish students, "F--- you. F--- you, colonizer. F--- you, Zionist."
Instances of antisemitism and Islamophobia have both risen in the wake of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel, when militants entered the southern part of the country and slaughtered more than 1,200 people during a music festival.
Israel has responded with heavy shelling and a ground invasion of Gaza. The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry, which does not delineate between fighters and civilians, has said that more than 30,000 Palestinians have been killed so far.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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