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The Trump administration has taken a more aggressive approach than its predecessors dealing with a national surge Anti-Semitism incidentlaunches investigations, punish elite universities and strengthen immigration enforcement practices.
president Donald TrumpThrough his Department of Justice (doj) And while other agencies use the tactics of law and order that his agents call, their critics say, it could constitute an overreach.
Hermeet Dillonan aide to the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, told Fox News Digital he had never seen a “close incident” when it came to weighing anti-Semitic behavior against the First Amendment of people against Israel or Judaism.
“Criticizing the Israeli government is not something I see here,” Dillon said. “I’m watching the Intifada Revolution. I’m watching Jewish students block crossing campus and destroying property on campus. This is a crime. …The quiet and polite conversation and the disagreement with Israeli policy is not what’s actually happening here.
Dillon added, “That type of violent rhetoric led to violence in our country.”
Anti-Semitic violence
FBI hate crimes after Hamas’ fatal terrorist attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023 statistics The data showed a sharp spike in anti-Semitic incidents in the US, running until December 2023.
Prevention League (ADL) data This year, 2024 and famous incidents suggest that this trend continues.
Police responded to a fire bomb in Boulder, Boulder, Colorado last week, where the suspect, identified as Mohamed Sabrie Soliman, on the right, was arrested and charged by state and federal authorities. (Story full/kdvr)
American Egyptians in Boulder, Colorado, are facing state and federal accusations that allegedly injured 15 people, including Molotov cocktails, last weekend, at a peaceful Israeli demonstration supporting the hostages held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza.
Suspect Mohamed Sabrie Soliman45 told authorities, “He wanted to kill all the Zionist people and hoped they were all dead,” according to the FBI affidavit. During the attack, he was said to have cried out “Free Palestine,” the agent said.
In May, Jaron Lisinsky and Salamilgrim, who worked at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, were shot with guns outside the Capitol Jewish Museum in DC.
The suspect in Illinois Elias Rodriguez cried “Free Palestine” when he was taken into custody, and US lawyers for DC Janine Piro said her office is investigating the case as a hate crime and terrorist act.
Mohamed Sabri Soliman and Elias Rodriguez on the left are allegedly committed crimes, including murder, and then cried out “Free Palestine.” (Alex Osante / Instagram /@ShineWithisrael)
Suspects who murdered Israeli embassy staff could face death penalty
In another incident, the man allegedly caused a fire to the residence of Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro on the first night of Passover. An emergency call log released by the local government revealed that suspect Cody Ballmer called Palestine after arson and accused Jewish Shapiro of “killing my friend.”
Tarek BuzzlukHe identified himself as “Jewish hatred,” calling the Jews “no worth” and allegedly carried out a series of attacks on Jewish New Yorkers in 2024 and 2025.
According to federal authorities, Buzzluk wore a green headband that mimics Hamas Garb and Kefier during the attack, and he emulated Kefier during the attack, and he celebrated Hamas and Hezbollah on social media.
Harvard and Columbia
President Trump warned in an executive order at the beginning of his presidency that foreigners who participated in the “pro-jihadist protests” would be deported, and he especially emphasized that university campuses had been “invaded by radicalism.”
Unlike the Biden administration, the Trump administration has since been at war with elite universities. Part of it is shaken by destructive pro-Palestinian protests, including occupying academic buildings and setting up camps.
The Trump administration took on elite universities such as Harvard University.
In particular, Harvard University and Columbia are now engaged in lawsuits after Trump freezes billions of dollars in federal funds from the university and bans foreign students at Harvard University.
The struggling school has managed to secure a temporary suspension on Trump’s sanctions through court, but the lawsuit is pending and legal experts say they face a difficult fight.
Free speech debate
The Trump administration is seen as hostile to our interests as it focuses on non-citizen students and activists, accusing it of supporting the Palestinian cause.
As Trump pursued visa and green cardholders, the Mahmoud Khalil incident was a flashpoint.
Khalil was arrested in March and was detained after the administration accused him of violating immigration laws by engaging in anti-Israel activities.
This week, Halil said in court documents that the administration’s claims against him were “grotesque” and that his activities were linked to “protesting the indiscriminate murder of thousands of innocent Palestinians from this Israeli government.”
Acting Chairman of Columbia University, Claire Shipman, has called on students to be suspended during graduation, chanting “Free Mahmoud,” and to liberate Mahmoud Khalil. (Columbia University/Selkuk acar/anadolu byotty images)
Civil rights groups warn that the government’s hard-line stance is at risk of violating freedom of speech and right to protest. A coalition of 60 groups has been published Joint Statement This week, anti-Semitic hate crime crimes warned the Trump administration not to over-correct it, as “we’re all less safe.”
“When we condemn these evils [antisemitic] People who commit acts, hatred and violence encourage them to ensure that these events, and the legitimate fears of the Jewish community, are not exploited to justify inhumane immigration policies, target Arab Americans, or target people who exercise peaceful and non-violent conditions in favour of Palestinian rights.
Dhillon told Fox News Digital: “It’s not my responsibility to balance the issues of free speech on campus. It’s my responsibility to enforce federal civil rights laws. And in my opinion there’s really no conflict.”
Anti-Semitic Task Force etc.
When he took office, Trump vowed in a series of executive orders to “actively prosecute attorney general Pam Bondi for the threat of terrorism, arson, vandalism and violence against American Jews.”
Trump’s appointees of DOJ were moved quickly to convene an anti-Semitism task force. Dillon said there is frequent communication between the White House, DOJ and Jewish leaders about tackling anti-Semitism.
Jewish students welcome Trump administrator crackdown on anti-Semitism, Hamas sympathizers on campus
The DOJ aide for the civil rights department says the focus is on starting department work towards the fight against anti-Semitism. (Kyle Grillo/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“We’ve heard from the Jewish community, but I’ve probably met them. I think there are at least two rabbis whose numbers are at least speed dialed.
She said her department has launched several investigations, including land use for religious purposes, under a law known as the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Person Act (RLUIPA), which includes five related to Judaism. The administration has also notified the Jewish community of grants that allow for additional security at the synagogue, and she said the campus was a “critical focus” for her.
Internal confusion
After reports surfaced that Dillon’s reforms in the Civil Rights Division had led to a massive departure with more than 100 lawyers leaving the department, she told the media she was not at all odds about departures, telling her that her focus is on starting work for organizations in the fight against anti-Semitism.
Testing the limitations of his subordinates and court, another DOJ official, Emil Bove, launched an internal investigation into Colombian student protesters earlier this year. According to the New York Times, the investigation sparked concern among lawyers Rhine who felt it was flimsy and had met multiple responsibilities from the magistrate.
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Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement in May that the New York Times story was false and was given to the newspaper by a group of people who allowed them to attack the anti-Semitism and support of Hamas terrorists for years.
Blanche confirmed the truthfulness of the investigation and said it was related to part of the investigation into Columbia University’s Apartheid Dibust’s social media imagery related to Hamas.
