Senators urge Bernie Sanders to hold a hearing on the scope of antisemitism at college campuses

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FIRST ON FOX: Sens. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada and James Lankford, R-Okla., sent a letter Tuesday to Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), requesting a hearing about the scope of antisemitism on college campuses.

The senators wrote a full committee hearing is necessary as Congress begins a new legislative year to "better understand the scale and scope of this scourge."

"As co-chairs of the Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, we are deeply disturbed by the increase in antisemitic incidents on college and university campuses across the United States following Hamas’s October 7 terrorist attack on Israel," the letter reads. "No student should have to fear for his or her safety or ability to study in a safe environment, regardless of his or her ethnicity, religion, race, or national origin."

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The senators highlighted several antisemitic incidents at universities since the Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel, emphasizing the failure of some university presidents and administrators to condemn such acts forcefully.

They are also concerned that despite the legal obligation to protect students from discrimination, many leaders have not adequately addressed or condemned antisemitic speech.

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