{"id":2225011,"date":"2024-04-19T08:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T12:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-abbott-advances-efforts-to-combat-antisemitism-in-texas\/"},"modified":"2024-04-19T08:29:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T12:29:47","slug":"gov-abbott-advances-efforts-to-combat-antisemitism-in-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-abbott-advances-efforts-to-combat-antisemitism-in-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor Abbott pushes forward in fighting antisemitism in Texas"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fgov-abbott-advances-efforts-to-combat-antisemitism-in-texas%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=2225011&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--><p>Governor Greg\u2063 Abbott is\u200c taking action to combat antisemitism in Texas,\u200d particularly\u2064 in educational institutions.\u2064 He \u200cissued an \u2063executive \u2062order mandating\u2062 higher\u2062 education institutions to implement measures\u2062 safeguarding Jewish\u200b students, such as reviewing \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-have-a-diversity-bureaucracy-in-the-wake-of-yale-law-brouhaha-prominent-scholars-say-we-need-a-free-speech-bureaucracy-too\/\" title=\"We Have a Diversity Bureaucracy. In the Wake of Yale Law Brouhaha, Prominent Scholars Say We Need A Free Speech Bureaucracy Too\">free speech policies<\/a> and addressing antisemitic acts. The state is actively addressing antisemitism incidents across various levels of education and \u200dincreasing security measures\u2064 to\u200c protect the Jewish community.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>(The Center Square) \u2013 Ahead of the start of Passover on Monday and as antisemitic incidents continue to occur on college campuses and in public schools, Gov. Greg Abbott is taking additional action.<\/p>\n<p>Abbott issued an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-covid-19-flip-flops-a-timeline\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s COVID-19 Flip-Flops: A Timeline\">executive order requiring<\/a> all higher education institutions in Texas to comply with a list of requirements to ensure Jewish students are safe on campus. The requirements include reviewing free speech policies, establishing appropriate punishments for antisemitic rhetoric on campuses, ensuring policies addressing the sharp rise of antisemitic acts are enforced, and including the definition of antisemitism in free speech policies. The chair of the board of regents for each Texas public university system is required to report to the governor\u2019s office examples of compliance within 90 days.<\/p>\n<p>Abbott\u2019s efforts continue as Rice University in Houston was ranked among the worst colleges in Texas for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/national\/article_edce183e-fd9f-11ee-8fbf-c3c3edcb98d2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>antisemitism<\/strong><\/a> and as a federal Title VI complaint was filed against Dallas Independent School District alleging harassment and discrimination against Jewish students. Although not a college campus, allegations against Hillcrest High School leaders are among other allegations being made against several Texas public schools.<\/p>\n<p>According to a U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights report, 133 elementary-secondary and post-secondary institutions are currently under investigation \u201cfor discrimination of shared ancestry.\u201d As of April 16, three of them are in Texas: Carroll ISD in Southlake, Irving ISD in Irving and Spring Branch ISD in Houston.<\/p>\n<p>Passover, which begins Monday, has generally been a heightened alert period for law enforcement, officials told The Center Square. With Iran\u2019s recent attacks against Israel, the FBI director <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/national\/article_122febd0-f832-11ee-9398-f38f934b1b4f.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">warning<\/a><\/strong> of a likely Islamic terrorist attack and Jewish Americans being targeted, law enforcement officials are on higher alert.<\/p>\n<p>The most recent antisemitic targets of violence in Texas include U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz\u2019s office being <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/texas\/article_f9eed086-8301-11ee-a749-ff0b5d85914d.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vandalized<\/a><\/strong> by pro-Hamas sympathizers and a Pakistani Islamist taking hostage Jewish parishioners at a Colleyville synagogue in January 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAntisemitism is never acceptable in Texas, and we will do everything we can to fight it,\u201d said Abbott, who has repeatedly expressed his commitment to standing with Israel and the Jewish community. \u201cAcross the country, acts of antisemitism have grown in number, size, and danger to the Jewish community since Hamas\u2019 deadly attack on October 7th.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Texas took immediate action to protect Jewish schools, synagogues, and other key locations after the attacks, Abbott is committing to do more. He points out that while many Texas colleges and universities acted quickly to condemn antisemitism, \u201csome radical organizations on our campuses engaged in acts that have no place in Texas.\u201d Now, he\u2019s requiring additional action \u201cto ensure that our college campuses are safe spaces for members of the Jewish community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick also identified oversight of antisemitism occurring on Texas college campuses as part of 57 interim charges for the state legislature to address. The Higher Education Committee will be reviewing anti-Semitism and free speech on college campuses this year and submitting findings for the legislature to consider next year.<\/p>\n<p>Abbott has <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/texas\/article_ffe4d19e-7770-11ee-9682-67f08cd1e4cd.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">advanced<\/a><\/strong> multiple resources to protect the Jewish community in Texas, including encouraging public schools to utilize additional resources shared by the Texas Education Agency \u201cto increase awareness and understanding\u201d about the Middle East conflict.<\/p>\n<p>This also includes understanding Texas\u2019 partnership with Israel, ranging from agricultural research and development, to science and technology, to exporting over $1 billion worth of goods to Israel, The Center Square <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/texas\/article_719bb2c4-f68b-11ed-b97e-234b94622bb4.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>State law also prohibits state agencies from investing in companies that \u201cboycott\u201d Israel.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas Comptroller has <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/texas\/article_d941adb2-6836-11ee-9b09-57d5cb53e249.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reminded<\/a><\/strong> businesses about Texas\u2019 Israel boycott list and Texas has purchased $20 million in Israel bonds.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas legislature also recently allocated more than $4 million in grants to support 31 Jewish organizations\u2019 security enhancements.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas Department of Public Safety is continuing to coordinate with local and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-confirms-laundrie-notebook-admits-guilt-will-close-gabby-petito-investigation\/\" title=\"FBI Confirms Laundrie Notebook Admits Guilt, Will Close Gabby Petito Investigation\">federal law enforcement partners<\/a> on heightened security measures. It\u2019s encouraging Texans to use <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/texas\/article_45792454-1e4d-11ed-b616-ff3786fe6a17.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">iWatch<\/a><\/strong>, a free, anonymous resource to report suspicious activity. Reports can be made <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/iwatchtx.org\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">online<\/a><\/strong>, via a phone app and by calling 844-643-2251.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecentersquare.com%2Ftexas%2Farticle_02c61692-fd9b-11ee-a7e7-9b302892c553.html%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook%26utm_campaign%3Duser-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Abbott takes action as Passover begins and antisemitic incidents rise in schools. He mandates Texas higher education institutions to meet specific criteria to protect Jewish communities<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2225012,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24018731871347-1-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2225011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24018731871347-1-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2225011","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2225011"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2225011\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2225012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2225011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2225011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2225011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}