Dove Kent (U.S. Senior Director of Diaspora Alliance)
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Well, the Trump administration's initial attacks on students and higher education that we are seeing as the very clear rollout of Project Esther. don't just not work against antisemitism. They actively stoke antisemitism by making Jews the face of authoritarian crackdowns. People are losing their jobs. They're losing funding for critical scientific research.
Well, the Trump administration's initial attacks on students and higher education that we are seeing as the very clear rollout of Project Esther. don't just not work against antisemitism. They actively stoke antisemitism by making Jews the face of authoritarian crackdowns. People are losing their jobs. They're losing funding for critical scientific research.
Well, the Trump administration's initial attacks on students and higher education that we are seeing as the very clear rollout of Project Esther. don't just not work against antisemitism. They actively stoke antisemitism by making Jews the face of authoritarian crackdowns. People are losing their jobs. They're losing funding for critical scientific research.
They're losing their freedoms, supposedly in our name. And this feeds into anti-Semitic conspiracy theories about shadowy outside Jewish power and makes Jews the one to blame for the longtime Christian nationalist goal of dismantling higher education. So the immediate and long-term impact of Project Esther
They're losing their freedoms, supposedly in our name. And this feeds into anti-Semitic conspiracy theories about shadowy outside Jewish power and makes Jews the one to blame for the longtime Christian nationalist goal of dismantling higher education. So the immediate and long-term impact of Project Esther
They're losing their freedoms, supposedly in our name. And this feeds into anti-Semitic conspiracy theories about shadowy outside Jewish power and makes Jews the one to blame for the longtime Christian nationalist goal of dismantling higher education. So the immediate and long-term impact of Project Esther
ironically, is an increase in anti-Semitism across the country, on top of the incredible harm being done to international students, educators, researchers, and all of us who benefit from free speech and academic inquiry. This is an effective strategy by the right because they're executing the policies they want to anyway, but they're doing so in the name of fighting anti-Semitism.
ironically, is an increase in anti-Semitism across the country, on top of the incredible harm being done to international students, educators, researchers, and all of us who benefit from free speech and academic inquiry. This is an effective strategy by the right because they're executing the policies they want to anyway, but they're doing so in the name of fighting anti-Semitism.
ironically, is an increase in anti-Semitism across the country, on top of the incredible harm being done to international students, educators, researchers, and all of us who benefit from free speech and academic inquiry. This is an effective strategy by the right because they're executing the policies they want to anyway, but they're doing so in the name of fighting anti-Semitism.
The erosion of those rights makes all communities less safe, including Jews. And any work to carve out exceptions, whoever they target or claim to protect, undermine the universal protection that actually makes us all safe. I'll also say that it is abundantly clear that the Trump administration is not truly working on behalf of Jewish safety.
The erosion of those rights makes all communities less safe, including Jews. And any work to carve out exceptions, whoever they target or claim to protect, undermine the universal protection that actually makes us all safe. I'll also say that it is abundantly clear that the Trump administration is not truly working on behalf of Jewish safety.
The erosion of those rights makes all communities less safe, including Jews. And any work to carve out exceptions, whoever they target or claim to protect, undermine the universal protection that actually makes us all safe. I'll also say that it is abundantly clear that the Trump administration is not truly working on behalf of Jewish safety.
Trump's right-hand man, Elon Musk, is working to dismantle the federal government while repopularizing the Nazi salute, running a platform rife with anti-Semitic conspiracies, and encouraging German politicians to abandon their post-Holocaust commitment to keeping far-right extremists out of power.
Trump's right-hand man, Elon Musk, is working to dismantle the federal government while repopularizing the Nazi salute, running a platform rife with anti-Semitic conspiracies, and encouraging German politicians to abandon their post-Holocaust commitment to keeping far-right extremists out of power.
Trump's right-hand man, Elon Musk, is working to dismantle the federal government while repopularizing the Nazi salute, running a platform rife with anti-Semitic conspiracies, and encouraging German politicians to abandon their post-Holocaust commitment to keeping far-right extremists out of power.
The administration is filled with appointees who have long histories of spreading anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. They've defunded the Office of Civil Rights for universities, which is the very body that is tasked with reviewing and enforcing rules against anti-Semitism and other forms of discrimination on campus.
The administration is filled with appointees who have long histories of spreading anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. They've defunded the Office of Civil Rights for universities, which is the very body that is tasked with reviewing and enforcing rules against anti-Semitism and other forms of discrimination on campus.
The administration is filled with appointees who have long histories of spreading anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. They've defunded the Office of Civil Rights for universities, which is the very body that is tasked with reviewing and enforcing rules against anti-Semitism and other forms of discrimination on campus.
It's also clear that no one in this administration cares about bigotry or discrimination of any kind unless it's an invented and inverted anti-white or anti-Christian discrimination. And American Jews can see that this administration is not truly fighting for our safety.
It's also clear that no one in this administration cares about bigotry or discrimination of any kind unless it's an invented and inverted anti-white or anti-Christian discrimination. And American Jews can see that this administration is not truly fighting for our safety.