Conference of Presidents lauds Trump for executive order on anti-Semitism

The  Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations lauds US President Donald Trump’s planned signing of an executive order addressing anti-Semitism on college campuses.

“With a dramatic rise in anti-Semitism at home and abroad in recent years, particularly on college campuses, the Jewish community has persistently advocated for the protections this measure provides against Jew-hatred,” says the umbrella group of over 50 Jewish organizations in the US

“Jewish students are now included in the groups protected under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, meaning US institutions of higher education risk federal funding if they fail to act against anti-Semitic discrimination on their campuses. We hope this will abate the increasingly virulent Jew-hatred on display at some colleges and universities across the country.”