ANTISEMITISM ON CAMPUS.pdf

ANTISEMITISM ON CAMPUS.pdf

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  • Alabama AG Marshall joined a 25-state coalition in sending a letter to Columbia University.
  • The letter expresses concerns about campus antisemitism and urges the university not to divest from Israel.
  • Pro-Palestinian groups staged protests at Columbia, demanding divestment from Israel, leading to escalating antisemitic rhetoric.
  • The letter commends Columbia's decision against divestment and encourages them to maintain this stance.
  • The letter cites examples of violent rhetoric from pro-Palestinian protesters.
NEWS RELEASE
Steve Marshall 
Alabama Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 October 28, 2024
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ANTISEMITISM ON CAMPUS.pdf

  • 1. NEWS RELEASE Steve Marshall Alabama Attorney General FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 28, 2024 For press inquiries only, contact: Amanda Priest (334) 322-5694 William Califf (334) 604-3230 Page 1 of 1 501 Washington Avenue • Montgomery, AL 36104 • (334) 242-7300 AlabamaAG.gov Attorney General Marshall Sends Letter to Columbia University Raising Grave Concerns About Campus Antisemitism and Divestment from Israel (Montgomery, Ala) – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall joined a 25-state coalition of attorneys general in sending a letter to Columbia University to raise grave concerns about antisemitism on campus. The letter also encourages the university not to give in to demands to divest from Israel. “Some of the groups causing unrest on campus have been tied to international terrorists who have used their propaganda and funds to incite antisemitism, encourage violence, and demand divestment from Israel. We are calling on Columbia’s administration to hold the line against these radical demands including to divest from Israel,” said Attorney General Marshall. The letter, to Columbia University Interim President Katrina Armstrong, MD, says, “In April of this year, several pro-Palestinian groups staged occupation protests on Columbia University’s campus in New York City, established encampments, and demanded the university divest from Israel. Even after some protesters were arrested, occupations continued, and the school entered negotiations with protesters. The school appropriately declined to divest from Israel. But demands for divestment have not abated. And the one-year anniversary of the October 7 attacks heralded an escalation in antisemitic rhetoric by pro-Palestinian campus protest groups.” The letter goes on to list examples of actions and rhetoric by pro-Palestinian protesters calling for even more violence, including one member of Columbia University Apartheid Divest saying the school was lucky he wasn’t “going out and murdering Zionists.” The letter from the attorneys general commends Columbia University for its decision not to divest from Israel and urges the administration to maintain that position, despite blatantly antisemitic pressure from some pro-Palestinian student groups. The letter was co-led by South Carolina and Arkansas. In addition to Alabama, the letter was joined by the attorneys general of Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and West Virginia. You can read the letter here. -30-


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