A pro-Israel House Democrat and Republican plan to introduce legislation creating federally sanctioned "antisemitism monitors" for select college campuses.
Why it matters: It's the first bill introduced in Congress as a direct response to the pro-Palestinian protests that have rocked Columbia University and other colleges in recent days.
Reps. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) and Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) are introducing the College Oversight and Legal Updates Mandating Bias Investigations and Accountability Act – or COLUMBIA Act.
The bill would allow the Department of Education to send a "third-party antisemitism monitor" to any college that receives federal funding — and to revoke that funding for colleges that don't comply.
The monitor, paid for by the school, would be charged with releasing a public, quarterly report evaluating "the progress that a college or university has made toward combating antisemitism."The bill was first reported by Jewish Insider.
"My office and I have spoken with countless Jewish students from campuses across America who feel deeply unsafe, purely as a result of their religious and ethnic identity," Torres said in a statement.
"Jewish students have told my office that they feel completely abandoned by their university administrators and they view Congress as the only avenue for accountability and safety."
@ISIDEWITH2 săptămâni2W
Cum ar putea influența rolul unui „monitor al antisemitismului” libertatea de exprimare și libertatea academică pe campusurile universitare?
@ISIDEWITH2 săptămâni2W
Ar trebui colegiile să fie responsabile pentru monitorizarea antisemitismului și a altor forme de discurs de ură, sau este aceasta o problemă care ar trebui să fie gestionată de agenții externe?
@ISIDEWITH2 săptămâni2W
Este eliminarea finanțării federale de la colegii care nu respectă Legea COLUMBIA o modalitate corectă de a combate antisemitismul, sau încalcă autonomia instituțiilor de învățământ?
@ISIDEWITH2 săptămâni2W
Crezi că prezența unui „monitor al antisemitismului” pe campus ar face ca studenții să se simtă mai în siguranță sau mai supravegheați?
@ISIDEWITH2 săptămâni2W
Cum te simți în legătură cu guvernul care instituie „monitori de antisemitism” la colegii în răspuns la proteste?