New Bipartisan Bill Would Withhold Federal Funding From Universities That Boycott Israel

New Bipartisan Bill Would Withhold Federal Funding From Universities That Boycott Israel

It is sad that this kind of legislation is even needed, but it is. Too many schools cave to the radical BDS mob.

The College Fix reports:

Bipartisan bill would cut funding to universities that boycott Israel

Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx and Democrat Rep. Josh Gottheimer introduced a bill Tuesday to withhold federal funding from universities that divest from companies with ties to Israel.

The “Protect Economic Freedom Act” would mandate that universities submit yearly certifications to the Department of Education proving they are not involved in any “commercial boycotts dictated by those in the boycott-sanction-divest (BDS) movement,” according to a Committee on Education and the WorkForce news release.

The bill would also require the U.S. Department of Education to “make publicly available a list of all institutions that fail to certify.”

“Enough is enough. Appeasing the antisemitic mobs on college campuses threatens the safety of Jewish students and faculty, and it undermines the relationship between the U.S. and one of our strongest allies,” Foxx (pictured) stated in the news release.

Gottheimer condemned “the antisemitic BDS movement,” stating that its goal “is to annihilate the democratic State of Israel, America’s critical ally in the global fight against terror.”

“While students and faculty are free to speak their minds and disagree on policy issues, we cannot allow antisemitism to run rampant and risk the safety and security of Jewish students, staff, faculty, and guests on college campuses,” he stated.

The news release also states the committee’s investigation into antisemitism on college campuses found that extremist anti-Israel activists were pressuring universities to divest from and boycott Israel.

It pointed to one example at Northwestern University, where faculty members and the provost were found to have yielded to demands from protestors by removing Sabra hummus from campus dining areas due to its association with Israel. This not only harms economic partnerships but also weakens the U.S.-Israel alliance and empowers antisemitic groups, the news release stated.

Further, “more than 30 student governments at universities across the country have passed boycott resolutions, according to the Palestinian BDS National Committee, which counts Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and other U.S.-designated terror organizations as members,” The Washington Free Beacon reported.

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