New Bipartisan Bill Would Withhold Federal Funding From Universities That Boycott Israel– legalinsurrection.com
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It is sad that this kind of legislation is even needed, but it is. Too many schools cave to the radical BDS mob.
Bipartisan bill would cut funding to universities that boycott Israel
Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx and Democrat Rep. Josh Gottheimer introduced a bill Tuesday to withhold federal funding from universities that divest from companies with ties to Israel.
The “Protect Economic Freedom Act” would mandate that universities submit yearly certifications to the Department of Education proving they are not involved in any “commercial boycotts dictated by those in the boycott-sanction-divest (BDS) movement,” according to a Committee on Education and the WorkForce news release.
The bill would also require the U.S. Department of Education to “make publicly available a list of all institutions that fail to certify.”
“Enough is enough. Appeasing the antisemitic mobs on college campuses threatens the safety of Jewish students and faculty, and it undermines the relationship between the U.S. and one of our strongest allies,” Foxx (pictured) stated in the news release.
Gottheimer condemned “the antisemitic BDS movement,” stating that its goal “is to annihilate the democratic State of Israel, America’s critical ally in the global fight against terror.”