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In reply to the discussion: President Trump to sign an order to interpret Judaism as a nationality [View all]icymist
(15,888 posts)43. Yeah, I just read this in The Times of Israel... I'm not sure what to make of this.
Trump to sign order recognizing Jewish university students as a protected class
JTA US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order recognizing Jewish university students as a class protected from discrimination.
The legislation would effectively recognize Jews as an ethnic minority and not exclusively as a religious group.
The order, to be signed Wednesday, according to The New York Times, leapfrogs bipartisan legislation in Congress that would do the same thing.
Colleges that fail to tackle anti-Semitism under the order could lose out on federal funding.
Republican lawmakers are expected to attend the signing of the order, but Democrats, including those who pushed for the legislation, are not likely to attend.
The signing of the order will coincide with the White House Hanukkah parties.
JTA US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order recognizing Jewish university students as a class protected from discrimination.
The legislation would effectively recognize Jews as an ethnic minority and not exclusively as a religious group.
The order, to be signed Wednesday, according to The New York Times, leapfrogs bipartisan legislation in Congress that would do the same thing.
Colleges that fail to tackle anti-Semitism under the order could lose out on federal funding.
Republican lawmakers are expected to attend the signing of the order, but Democrats, including those who pushed for the legislation, are not likely to attend.
The signing of the order will coincide with the White House Hanukkah parties.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-to-sign-order-recognizing-jewish-university-students-as-a-protected-class/
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President Trump to sign an order to interpret Judaism as a nationality [View all]
tenderfoot
Dec 2019
OP
Christ on a half-shell, is there no END to this man's paralyzing stupidity ?
Haggis for Breakfast
Dec 2019
#6
*Somebody pull NYT article, post in LBN, or WaPo, Haaretz? I haven't subscriptions.
appalachiablue
Dec 2019
#18
I think anti-Semitism, like racism, is in his family upbringing. The tropes come too easily...
Hekate
Dec 2019
#45
Trump Targets Anti-Semitism and Israeli Boycotts on College Campuses (NYT headline)
icymist
Dec 2019
#25
It empowers the Education Department to withhold money from institutions that tolerate...
mahatmakanejeeves
Dec 2019
#26
Yeah, I just read this in The Times of Israel... I'm not sure what to make of this.
icymist
Dec 2019
#43
This also establishes a precedent to do the same to people who are Muslim.
WhiskeyGrinder
Dec 2019
#34