{"id":2172440,"date":"2024-02-09T14:54:01","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T19:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-virginia-foxx-calls-on-education-secretary-to-resign-for-softness-on-antisemitism\/"},"modified":"2024-02-09T14:55:01","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T19:55:01","slug":"rep-virginia-foxx-calls-on-education-secretary-to-resign-for-softness-on-antisemitism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-virginia-foxx-calls-on-education-secretary-to-resign-for-softness-on-antisemitism\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Foxx demands Education Secretary&#8217;s resignation over weak stance on antisemitism"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frep-virginia-foxx-calls-on-education-secretary-to-resign-for-softness-on-antisemitism%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2172440&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Rep. Virginia Foxx Calls \u200cfor Education Secretary&#8217;s Resignation Over Antisemitism Response<\/h2>\n<p>Education Secretary Miguel Cardona is \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spain-must-break-pact-of-silence-over-sexist-behaviour-equality-minister-says\/\" title=\"Spain's equality minister urges end to silence on sexist behavior.\">facing \u2064calls<\/a> for his resignation from Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-SC) due to his reaction to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jewish-democrats-criticize-conservatives-and-progressives-for-reckless-antisemitism-in-letter-to-biden\/\" title=\"Jewish Democrats Criticize Conservatives And Progressives For \u2018Reckless\u2019 Antisemitism In Letter To Biden\">rising antisemitism<\/a> in schools. Foxx\u2064 criticized\u2062 Cardona for\u2062 his handling of the \u2063phrase &#8220;from\u200b the river to the sea,&#8221;\u200c often chanted by pro-Palestinian protesters, which implies that Palestinians deserve all\u2062 of Israel&#8217;s \u200dland. \u200dWhile the Education\u200d Department acknowledged\u2063 that the chant\u2063 is seen as threatening and antisemitic, they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-secretary-of-state-partially-bends-the-knee-acknowledges-ballots-were-counted-unlawfully-and-in-secret\/\" title=\"Georgia Secretary of State Partially Bends The Knee, Acknowledges \u2018Ballots Were Counted Unlawfully And In Secret\u2019\">stopped short<\/a> of condemning it. Foxx deemed this response inappropriate\u200b and expressed her concerns during \u2064an interview on \u2062the National Report.<\/p>\n<h3>Resignation Demanded<\/h3>\n<p>During \u200dthe \u200binterview, Foxx referenced \u200cthe American Jewish Committee&#8217;s glossary, which categorizes the phrase\u2062 as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/did-norway-just-criminalize-misgendering-a-trans-person-even-in-private-homes\/\" title=\"Did Norway Just Criminalize \u2018Misgendering\u2019 a Trans Person, Even in Private Homes?\">hate speech<\/a>. She emphasized \u200bthat\u2064 the \u200cchant \u2063is unquestionably antisemitic and criticized Cardona for his overall \u2063incompetence \u200bin the department.\u2062 Foxx believes that the statement is just one example of his \u200bshortcomings and called for his resignation.<\/p>\n<h3>Similar Resignations<\/h3>\n<p>Foxx, as\u200b the House Education Committee chairwoman, witnessed the testimonies of former presidents of\u2064 the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University, who\u200c also refused to label the chant as antisemitic\u200c and subsequently \u200dresigned. Foxx suggested that Cardona was attempting to\u2064 align \u200bhis statement with these former presidents,\u2064 further questioning his judgment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The \u2062students \u2062should feel \u200bsafe, and they should know that their secretary of education \u200bis concerned\u2062 for them,&#8221; Foxx emphasized.<\/p>\n<p>Cardona, a former\u2063 teacher, \u2064was nominated as\u200d secretary \u2064by President \u200bJoe Biden.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What is the controversy surrounding the\u200d phrase &#8220;from the river to the sea&#8221; and how did Cardona respond to \u200cit?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-SC) \u2064has called for Education Secretary Miguel \u200cCardona&#8217;s\u200c resignation over\u200c his response to\u2062 rising antisemitism in schools. Foxx criticized Cardona for his handling of the \u2064phrase \u2063&#8221;from the river to the sea,&#8221; often chanted\u2063 by pro-Palestinian\u2064 protesters, which implies that Palestinians deserve all\u200d of \u200bIsrael&#8217;s land. While the Education Department acknowledged that \u2062the chant is seen\u2062 as threatening and antisemitic, they \u200ddid \u200bnot condemn it. \u2062Foxx\u200b deemed this \u200bresponse inappropriate and expressed\u200d her concerns \u200bduring\u200d an interview on the National Report.<\/p>\n<p>During the interview, Foxx referenced the American Jewish Committee&#8217;s glossary,\u200c which categorizes the phrase as \u2063hate speech. She emphasized that the chant is unquestionably antisemitic and criticized Cardona for his overall incompetence\u200d in the department. Foxx believes that this statement is just one example \u200dof his\u200b shortcomings and called for his resignation.<\/p>\n<p>Foxx, as the House Education\u2062 Committee \u200cchairwoman, witnessed the \u2063testimonies of former presidents of the\u200b University\u2064 of Pennsylvania and Harvard University, who also\u200c refused to label the chant as antisemitic \u2062and subsequently resigned. Foxx suggested that Cardona was attempting to \u200calign his\u2064 statement \u2063with these former presidents, further\u200c questioning his judgment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The students should feel\u2062 safe, and \u2064they \u200dshould know that their secretary of education\u200c is concerned for\u200c them,&#8221;\u200c Foxx\u200d emphasized.<\/p>\n<p>Cardona, a former teacher, was\u200b nominated as secretary\u2064 by President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-SC) demanded Education Secretary Miguel Cardona&#8217;s resignation, criticizing his response to growing antisemitism in schools. The Education Department addressed the phrase &#8220;from the river to the sea,&#8221; commonly used by pro-Palestinian demonstrators, which suggests Palestinians&#8217; entitlement to all of Israel&#8217;s territory, in a statement to Newsmax<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2172440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2172440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2172440"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2172440\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2172440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2172440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2172440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}