Disgusted by Status Quo, GOP Presidential Candidates Ready to Use Government to Crack Down on Campus Antisemitism

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Pro-Palestinian students take part in a protest in support of the Palestinians amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza, at Columbia University in New York City, October 12, 2023.

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Republican presidential candidates are grappling with how to stem the tide of campus antisemitism that reared its ugly head after Hamas terrorists slaughtered 1,400 Israelis in a surprise attack earlier this month.

The proposals put forward by the various candidates range in severity from rhetorical wrist slaps to the muscular use of government to strip funding from university groups that praise Hamas or even to deport foreign students who have publicly endorsed the terror group.

Brittany Bernstein

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Brittany Bernstein

Brittany Bernstein is the deputy news editor of National Review Online.

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