The article discusses an executive order signed by President Trump allowing the deportation of noncitizen students involved in protests against Israel's actions in Gaza. Critics, including civil rights defenders, view this as an overly aggressive approach to silence the Palestinian rights movement, masked as a campaign against antisemitism. The order claims a surge in antisemitism since early October 2023 and asserts the administration's commitment to combating these actions, characterized by accusations against protesters and a pledge for strict federal enforcement, despite lacking evidence for alleged violence against Jews.
The White House vowed "immediate action" by federal prosecutors in response to "terroristic threats, arson, vandalism, and violence against American Jews" - without providing any examples of these alleged crimes.
Trump's office said the new directive "takes forceful and unprecedented steps to marshal all Federal resources to combat the explosion of antisemitism on our campuses and in our streets since October 7, 2023."
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