{"id":2228034,"date":"2024-04-23T11:02:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T15:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hawley-presses-biden-to-mobilize-national-guard-to-protect-jewish-students\/"},"modified":"2024-04-23T11:03:23","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T15:03:23","slug":"hawley-presses-biden-to-mobilize-national-guard-to-protect-jewish-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hawley-presses-biden-to-mobilize-national-guard-to-protect-jewish-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawley Urges Biden to Deploy National Guard for Jewish Student Protection"},"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%2Fhawley-presses-biden-to-mobilize-national-guard-to-protect-jewish-students%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=2228034&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 Josh Hawley (R-MO) urged President Biden to deploy the National Guard \u200dfollowing pro-Palestinian protests\u2064 endangering Jewish students\u2062 at Columbia University. Concerns arose after a Columbia rabbi \u200cwarned of &#8220;extreme antisemitism&#8221; prompting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-director-schools-are-safe-places-for-kids-during-pandemic\/\" title=\"CDC Director: Schools Are Safe Places for Kids During Pandemic\">remote learning<\/a>. Hawley emphasized the need for\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/82-advocacy-groups-urge-biden-to-end-federal-executions\/\" title=\"82 Advocacy Groups Urge Biden to End Federal Executions\">swift action<\/a> to safeguard Jewish Americans amid escalating tensions on college campuses.\u2064 Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) called on President Biden\u2062 to mobilize the National Guard in response to pro-Palestinian \u200cprotests posing a \u200cthreat\u200d to Jewish students at Columbia\u200d University. A Columbia rabbi&#8217;s alert about &#8220;extreme antisemitism&#8221; \u2064led to remote learning. Hawley stressed the urgency of protecting\u200d Jewish Americans\u200b amidst rising \u200dtensions on college 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<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/josh-hawley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Josh Hawley<\/a> (R-MO) asked President Joe Biden on Tuesday to mobilize the National Guard in response to pro-Palestinian protests that have led to safety concerns for Jewish students at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/columbia-university\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Columbia University<\/a> and other colleges across the country.<\/p>\n<p>The lawmaker sent a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawley.senate.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2024-04\/Hawley-Letter-to-Biden-re-Columbia_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a> to Biden with the message after a Columbia rabbi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/columbia-rabbi-warns-of-extreme-antisemitism-advises-jewish-students-to-return-home-asap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">urged<\/a> Jewish students to go home following displays of \u201cextreme antisemitism\u201d around the New York City campus and the university shifted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/columbia-university-moves-to-remote-learning-as-campus-rancor-puts-jewish-students-on-edge?topStoryPosition=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">remote learning<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn college campuses across the United States, Jewish Americans are at risk,\u201d Hawley said, adding that \u201cmost alarmingly, in-person classes at Columbia University have been cancelled\u201d right as the Jewish holiday of Passover was set to begin.<\/p>\n<p>Hawley referred to Biden\u2019s Passover message that said, \u201cIn recent days, we\u2019ve seen harassment and calls for violence against Jews. This blatant Antisemitism is reprehensible and dangerous \u2013 and it has absolutely no place on college campuses, or anywhere in our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, you must take action to match those words,\u201d Hawley said, adding later, \u201cYou must immediately mobilize the National Guard and any other authorities necessary to ensure the safety of Jewish American students and citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Protesters have insisted Columbia meet their demands, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/22\/us\/columbia-university-protests-classes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">divestiture<\/a> from companies that have ties to Israel as the country fights a war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The demonstrations have led to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/20\/nyregion\/arrested-columbia-students-suspended.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arrests<\/a> and suspensions, but the protest activity has persisted.<\/p>\n<p>Other Republicans in Congress have called for steps to lower tensions on campus as protests pop up at other universities, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/police-arrest-dozens-of-anti-israel-protesters-at-yale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yale and MIT<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the Education and the Workforce Committee, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/house-education-chair-demands-columbia-university-expulsions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called<\/a> on Columbia to expel any students and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-education-chair-demands-columbia-university-expulsions\/\" title=\"House Education Chair Calls for Expulsions at Columbia University\">faculty members found<\/a> to have been harassing Jewish students.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1713635892817000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3lXMk_jhNQC8Fngje8e8XV\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/house-republicans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House Republican<\/a> delegation from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/new-york\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York<\/a>, led by House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/stefanik-leads-new-york-gop-delegation-in-demanding-resignation-of-columbia-universitys-president\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">demanded<\/a> the resignation of Columbia President Minouche Shafik over a lack of confidence in her leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Some Democrats also took a stand for Jewish students at Columbia, including Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), who showed up on campus on Monday with other members of his caucus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo the Columbia President, DO NOT make the same choice as the Presidents of UPenn and Harvard. Protect your students,\u201d Moskowitz <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMoskowitz\/status\/1782455889116430428\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> in a post to X, alluding to other university presidents who stepped down <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-blm-co-founder-patrisse-cullors-resigns-amid-controversy\/\" title=\"BREAKING: BLM Co-Founder Patrisse Cullors Resigns Amid Controversy\">amid controversy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) urged President Biden to mobilize the National Guard amid pro-Palestinian protests causing safety worries for Jewish students at Columbia University and other colleges. Following a plea from a Columbia rabbi, Hawley sent a letter to Biden, emphasizing the need for National Guard protection<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2228035,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-2147882257-scaled-e1713881161928.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2228034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-2147882257-scaled-e1713881161928.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2228034","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\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2228034"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2228034\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2228035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2228034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2228034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2228034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}