  DREW ANGERER/GETTY IMAGES One of the invited groups is closely associated with IfNotNow, the far-left Jewish advocacy group that has allied itself with anti-Israel organizationBy Gabby Deutch, Marc Rod Several mainstream Jewish groups pulled out of a meeting on Friday with high-level Biden administration officials about campus antisemitism after learning that the Department of Education had also included a number of left-wing groups not usually included in White House convenings, including one organization that is closely aligned with the far-left Jewish activist group IfNotNow. The meeting with Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and White House Domestic Policy Adviser Neera Tanden was requested by Jewish advocacy groups that had previously met with Cardona in October, shortly after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks that set off a wave of antisemitism in the U.S. Friday’s meeting was scheduled in light of rising antisemitism at anti-Israel protests at U.S. college campuses. The meeting took place a day after President Joe Biden condemned violent protests and antisemitism. You May Have MissedCHICAGO FIRENorthwestern’s antisemitism committee in disarray after Jewish members step downNorthwestern senior Lily Cohen: ‘It appears as though breaking the rules gets you somewhere, and trying to do things respectfully and by the books does not.’ AAA ISSUESHouse-passed antisemitism bill faces initial objections in SenateRepublican opposition to the IHRA codification on and off Capitol Hill has appeared to gain steam in the wake of the bill’s passage in the House. Read more...       |
5.03.2024
Mainstream Jewish groups pull out of Dept of Ed meeting over inclusion of far-left activists
