As anti-Semitism is on the rise in the US and abroad, President Donald Trump will issue an executive order this week to protect Jews by redefining Judaism as a nationality and not just a religion, according to the New York Times.
With the order, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1963 will now apply to any campus discrimination against Judaism. Religion is not a provision in the Civil Rights Act, so the redefinition of Judaism as a nationality or race paves a way for the government to restrict federal money to educational institutions should they allow discrimination.
Complaints in recent years from Jewish students prompted the order. The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions—or B.D.S.—movement on campuses has made several Jewish students feel uncomfortable or attacked.
“I congratulate US President Donald Trump on his intention to sign a presidential order to combat antisemitism on US university and college campuses and to prevent funding from going to those institutions that will not prevent anti-Semitism,” said Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz, as reported by CBN.
Several other attempts have been made to pass similar acts, but this executive order made it to Trump’s desk after Senator Harry Reid of Nevada spoke to Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and senior adviser. Kushner, as the descendant of Holocaust survivors, rallied behind the act and pushed it towards a draft for Trump’s…
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