
GOP lawmaker cracks down on antisemitic student protesters with new bill ahead of Netanyahu address
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Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., is introducing a bill to stop loan forgiveness for those convicted of hate crimes under federal law ahead of a visit by Israel's prime minister.
While the bill is not solely restricted to antisemitism, there has been a wave of protests in the last year targeting Israel since the Oct. 2023 terror attack on Israel by Hamas. President Biden has repeatedly attempted to cancel student loans for tens of millions of students, but this bill would make sure that doesn't apply to those convicted of antisemitism. Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.
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Dozens of anti-Israel protests broke out at colleges across America, with a variety of elite institutions being overwhelmed with antisemitic behavior. Protesters at Columbia University and other schools have chanted, "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free," a slogan condemned by critics as antisemitic that's also used by Hamas. The phrase is widely interpreted as calling for the destruction of the state of Israel and removal of the Jewish people, although its proponents often deny that meaning.