White House announces new steps to counter antisemitism, including on college campuses

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Source: The Hill

05/07/24 5:00 AM ET


The White House on Tuesday announced a handful of additional actions intended to curb antisemitism on college campuses and elsewhere amid a rise in discrimination toward Jewish people following the terrorist attacks in Israel last October.

The Biden administration rolled out the new measures to coincide with Holocaust Remembrance Day. President Biden will mark the day by delivering remarks at a ceremony hosted by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.

The additional steps include new guidance from the Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights to every school district and college in the country, providing examples of antisemitic discrimination and other forms of hate that could prompt investigations over violations of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The Department of Homeland Security will work with partners to build an online campus safety resources guide to provide assistance to campuses via one portal.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4647743-white-house-new-steps-counter-antisemitism-college-campuses/

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Link to White House FACT SHEET - FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Ramps Up Actions to Counter Antisemitism on College Campuses and Protect Jewish Communities

ETA - link to original May 2023 National Strategy (PDF)- https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/U.S.-National-Strategy-to-Counter-Antisemitism.pdf

[Beastly Boy]

1. Where can I get a copy of the new guidance to post on DU?

[BumRushDaShow]

2. The FACT SHEET has a pile of links in there

The first link below is the "national strategy" (60 pages) and I included some other links below that which come from some of the federal Departments for what they have put together.

National Strategy (PDF) - https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/U.S.-National-Strategy-to-Counter-Antisemitism.pdf

Dept. of Education "Dear Collegue" letter (PDF) - https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/colleague-202405-shared-ancestry.pdf

DHS Guidance (PDF) - https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_gpd-ib-504.pdf

DOJ Civil Rights Law (PDF) - https://www.justice.gov/d9/2024-03/combating_religious_discrimination.pdf

FBI "Hate Crimes Threat Response Guide" (PDF) - https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/hate-crime-threat-response-guide-updated-11-8-2023.pdf/view

DOL "Know Your Rights" (PDF) - https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/general/KnowYourRightsForUnionMembersAntidiscriminationFactSheet.pdf

Just a fraction of what is linked to in that FACT SHEET.

[Beastly Boy]

3. Thank you!

Bookmarked.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. Most welcome!

[Igel]

7. That's just shy of a year old. n/t

[BumRushDaShow]

8. Yes - per the article, that was the original "plan" and the other links are for what was done in support of it

since the plan was rolled out.

From the OP article -

The administration also outlined a first-of-its-kind national strategy to combat antisemitism last May.

[H2O Man]

5. Recommended.

This is a good thing.

[FakeNoose]

6. This is long overdue

I want to believe that most Americans are not deliberately hateful towards minority groups (including those of the Jewish faith), however there's a lot of ignorance out there. And unfortunately, bad behavior towards minorities has been glorified by the former president.