Govt. Report: CUNY, University of Michigan Failed to Quell Israel-Hamas Tension
Gov'tGovt. Report: CUNY, University of Michigan Failed to Quell Israel-Hamas Tension
The Facts
The US Education Department's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) found that the City University of New York (CUNY) and the University of Michigan failed to comply with Title VI discrimination laws when addressing Israel-Palestine issues on campus.
The OCR probed 75 reports of harassment and discrimination at the University of Michigan during the 2002-23 school year, finding "no evidence" that the school complied with laws against discrimination based on shared ancestry, such as being Jewish or Muslim.
The Spin
Antisemitism runs deeper than just CUNY and Michigan, and its presence has jumped over 300% thanks to weak administrative responses. From Ivy League schools on the East Coast to the University of California, pro-Hamas students are making life unbearable for their Jewish peers while college presidents turn a blind eye. There is violent hatred of Jews poisoning academia, and it must stop immediately.
If anyone is living in fear at college it's Palestine supporters. While pro-Israel universities and police departments cry antisemitism, the police are actually arresting peaceful anti-genocide protesters for simply exercising their right to speak. The New York Police Department is even coordinating with the Israeli government to crack down on speech at Columbia University.
Hate speech does not legally exist in the United States, especially regarding public universities. No matter how offensive it may be to a person, hateful words cannot and should not be treated as crimes. No matter what side you're on, you should question any decision to investigate or discipline purely speech-related issues. If suppression of speech is allowed to continue, the perception, and possibly the reality, of rising hate will only grow.
