"President Donald Trump insists that top universities must pay dearly for not protecting Jewish students. This includes cutting $790 million in medical and scientific research previously led by Northwestern University scholars. Michael Schill, then president of Northwestern, was berated by congressional Republicans for brokering a compromise with pro-Palestinian protesters last year, disbanding their tent cities while preserving free speech. He was too timid in stamping out campus antisemitism, Trump disciples argued. Shill stepped down last month."
"The Israel-Hamas war rattled campuses and spurred disrespect and intolerant behavior on all sides. But through the eyes of Jewish Americans, does Trump's play of the antisemitism card feel authentic? Most Jews nationwide think not. A wide majority say Trump is exploiting antisemitism in disingenuous fashion, that it's a thinly veiled disguise to justify his assault on higher education, as revealed by a national survey we completed last month. The very group that Trump claims to represent isn't buying it."
President Trump demands that top universities face severe penalties for failing to protect Jewish students, including cutting $790 million in medical and scientific research previously led by Northwestern scholars. Michael Schill, then Northwestern president, was castigated by congressional Republicans for negotiating a compromise with pro-Palestinian protesters and later stepped down. The Israel-Hamas war heightened campus tensions and intolerant behavior. A national survey found a wide majority of Jewish Americans believe Trump is exploiting antisemitism disingenuously to justify an assault on higher education. Critics note Trump's past praise of antisemitic figures, support for white nationalists, and the administration's weakening of the Office for Civil Rights, while federal courts have questioned the administration's rationale for cutting research funding.
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