{"id":2227070,"date":"2024-04-22T11:38:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T15:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hawley-demands-biden-send-national-guard-to-protect-jewish-students-at-colleges\/"},"modified":"2024-04-22T11:40:26","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T15:40:26","slug":"hawley-demands-biden-send-national-guard-to-protect-jewish-students-at-colleges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hawley-demands-biden-send-national-guard-to-protect-jewish-students-at-colleges\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawley urges Biden to deploy National Guard for Jewish student safety at colleges"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fhawley-demands-biden-send-national-guard-to-protect-jewish-students-at-colleges%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=2227070&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>Senator \u2062Josh Hawley is urging President Biden to deploy the National\u200c Guard to ensure\u200b the safety of Jewish students on college campuses amidst \u2063pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University. The White House strongly condemned antisemitic acts at these rallies. Biden reassures his commitment to Jewish safety and Israel&#8217;s security, urging action against antisemitism. Leaders\u200d are responding to the surge in antisemitism on campuses.  <\/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>Sen. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/josh-hawley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Josh Hawley<\/a> (R-MO) is calling on President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> to send the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/national-guard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"U.S. National Guard\">U.S. National Guard<\/a> to college campuses to \u201cguarantee <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jewish\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jewish<\/a> students\u2019 safety\u201d after pro-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/palestinian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Palestinian<\/a> protests erupted at Columbia University ahead of Passover, a Jewish holiday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEisenhower sent the 101st to Little Rock,\u201d Hawley said in a post to X. \u201cIt\u2019s time for Biden to call out the National Guard at our universities to protect Jewish Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The White House issued a strong rebuke on Sunday of the antisemitic remarks shouted at several pro-Palestinian protests calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>New York City police officers in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-condemns-despicable-actions-at-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marc-lamont-hill-says-that-black-lives-matter-explicitly-looking-to-dismantle-israel-and-embrace-bds-movement\/\" title=\"Marc Lamont Hill Says That Black Lives Matter \u2018Explicitly\u2019 Looking To \u2018Dismantle\u2019 Israel and \u2018Embrace\u2019 BDS Movement\">pro-palestinian<\/a>-college-protests\/&#8221; title=&#8221;White House denounces &#8220;despicable&#8221; acts at pro-Palestinian college demonstrations&#8221;>riot gear stand guard<\/a> as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/columbia-president-makes-classes-virtual-due-to-intimidating-and-harassing-behavior-of-pro-palestinian-protesters\/\" title=\"Columbia President shifts to virtual classes due to disruptive pro-Palestinian protests\">demonstrators chant slogans<\/a> outside the Columbia University campus on Thursday, April 18, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo\/Mary Altaffer)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhile every American has the right to peaceful protest, calls for violence and physical intimidation targeting Jewish students and the Jewish community are blatantly Antisemitic, unconscionable, and dangerous \u2014 they have absolutely no place on any college campus, or anywhere in the United States of America,\u201d White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/2973612\/white-house-condemns-despicable-actions-at-pro-palestinian-college-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Biden also issued a statement acknowledging the beginning of Passover, saying that his commitment to the safety of the Jewish people and the security of Israel is \u201cironclad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ancient story of persecution against Jews in the Haggadah also reminds us that we must speak out against the alarming surge of Antisemitism \u2014 in our schools, communities, and online,\u201d Biden said. \u201cSilence is complicity. Even in recent days, we\u2019ve seen harassment and calls for violence against Jews. This blatant Antisemitism is reprehensible and dangerous \u2014 and it has absolutely no place on college campuses, or anywhere in our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy Administration will continue to speak out and aggressively implement the first-ever National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism, putting the full force of the federal government behind protecting the Jewish community,\u201d the president continued.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to the White House for comments on Hawley\u2019s calls for the deployment of the National Guard.<\/p>\n<p>Hawley is the latest member of Congress to speak out about the rise in antisemitism on college and university campuses. Calls to protect Jewish students resurged after demonstrations from pro-Palestinian groups <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/2969686\/pro-palestinian-protests-columbia-university-president-testifies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"erupted at the university\">erupted at Columbia University<\/a> as its president, Minouche Shafik, was testifying on Capitol Hill last week.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Demonstrators chant slogans outside the Columbia University campus on Thursday, April 18, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo\/Mary Altaffer)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Protests on campuses are stemming from the war between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian terrorist organization that attacked the Jewish state on Oct. 7. Since the Oct. 7 attacks, congressional Republicans and most Democrats have condemned the rise in antisemitic protests and sentiments.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, more than 100 students at Columbia University and Barnard College were arrested for being involved with a \u201cGaza Solidarity Encampment.\u201d Rep. Ilhan Omar\u2019s (D-MN) daughter, Isra Hirsi, was one of the students <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2970963\/ilhan-omars-daughter-suspended-barnard-college-anti-israel-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>suspended<\/a> from Barnard College for participation in the protests.<\/p>\n<p>The level of campus unrest following clashes between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel demonstrators resulted in Shafik making classes virtual on Monday, with the president condemning \u201cintimidating and harassing behavior\u201d from pro-Palestinian protesters.<\/p>\n<p>However, members of Congress are expressing their opposition to the way antisemitism is being handled on college campuses. On Sunday, House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Shafik scolding her for the \u201congoing chaos\u201d at Columbia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA Jewish chaplain at the University has recommended Jewish students depart campus due to the University\u2019s inability to guarantee their safety,\u201d Foxx <a href=\"https:\/\/edworkforce.house.gov\/uploadedfiles\/4-21-24_columbia_april_letter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>wrote<\/a>. \u201cMultiple Jewish students have already sought shelter off-campus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cColumbia\u2019s continued failure to restore order and safety promptly to campus constitutes a major breach of the University\u2019s Title VI obligations, upon which federal financial assistance is contingent, and which must immediately be rectified,\u201d the Republican chairwoman continued. \u201cIf you do not rectify this danger, then the Committee will not hesitate in holding you accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) questions Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg as he and others appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee\u2019s hearing on online child safety on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Jose Luis Magana)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) condemned the demonstrations at Columbia, calling them \u201coutrageous and un-American.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo student of any race or religion should have to leave campus because it\u2019s become too dangerous,\u201d the speaker said. \u201cThe universities allowing rampant antisemitism to rage on campus must be held immediately accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Three Jewish House Democrats \u2014 Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Dan Goldman (D-NY), and Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) \u2014 are planning to visit Columbia\u2019s campus on Monday to meet with Jewish students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will be coming to Columbia University to walk with the Jewish students. If the University won\u2019t protect them, Congress will!\u201d Moskowitz <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JaredEMoskowitz\/status\/1782101490707964187\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) appeals to President Biden to deploy the National Guard on college campuses for the protection of Jewish students following pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Columbia University before Passover. 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