A bipartisan group of lawmakers is introducing a resolution condemning comments made by various presidents of Ivy League universities regarding the rise of antisemitism on college campuses. The move comes after a controversial hearing held last week in which the university leaders insisted that anti-Israel protesters using antisemitic rhetoric and calls for genocide did not violate their rules regarding harassment — or, at least, depended on the context.
The resolution, if passed, would issue a firm denouncement of the defenses made by the university presidents.
The resolution, first obtained by NBC News, is authored by House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y.; the three other lead sponsors are Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., and two Jewish American Democrats, Problem Solvers Caucus Co-Chair Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey and Rep. Jared Moskowitz of Florida.
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