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Sens. Jacky Rosen and James Lankford sent a letter to Bernie Sanders requesting a full committee hearing on the scope of antisemitic incidents on college campuses.

The Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism on Wednesday called for the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee to hold a hearing on the rise in antisemitism on college campuses. In a letter to HELP Committee Chair Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the task force’s co-chairs, Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.), expressed concern…

The letter cited a study that said 73 percent of Jewish college students surveyed experienced or witnessed antisemitic incidents on their campuses since the start of the 2023-24 school year.

Since its creation in 2005, Limmud FSU has held nearly 90 festivals worldwide, drawing over 80,000 participants.

Despite the recent surge in attacks and harassment against Diaspora Jews, Israel’s diplomatic service has no money to combat antisemitism abroad, the head of the Foreign Ministry’s Department for Combating Antisemitism claimed on Wednesday.

Hamas’s Nazification of Israel and the Jews should be taken seriously. This extremist ideology is inciting violence against Jews and Jewish institutions across North America today.

As horrific as October 7 was, Israel remains a powerful source of strength for Jews everywhere. Thanks to the IDF, there will be no second Holocaust.

Raising our voice in Austin is the minimum moral action we can take

The months since the war started, another front has developed: Antisemitism. This front does not comprise soldiers, artillery, or tanks, but it is still important.

The Momentum movement organized a unity mission to Israel, bringing parents, including Boulder's Brian Seigal, to support IDF soldiers and foster unity in crisis.