Trump canceled $ 5 million to Colombia University for protests by Palestinian supporters
The Trump administration canceled about $ 5 million of federal donations and coracts for Columbia University due to the university’s failure to deal with the “Jewish” issue in the wake of Palestinian supporters’ protests at the university.
According to RCO News Agency, Donald Trump’s Minister of Education Linda McMahoon said in a stateme: “If universities wa to receive federal funding, they must follow all federal ai -discrimination laws. For a long time, Columbia University has abandoned this commitme to Jewish studes studying at the university. Today, we show this university and other universities that we will no longer tolerate these terrible actions and their inefficiency. “
“We are working with the federal governme to re -establish the canceled budget and emphasize our obligations to deal with ai -Semitism and guaraee that our studes’ security and welfare are being carried out,” Colombia University also said in a stateme released.
According to Anatolia, the Trump administration’s move in the midst of widespread suppression of Palestinian supporters who have marched against the Zionist regime in Gaza and called for a halt to work and cooperation with companies affiliated with the regime.
These measures have raised concerns about freedom of expression at American universities.
Colombia University was a leader and leader of Palestinian stude protests last year, resulting in tens of people arrested and faced punitive measures.
The ai -war moveme across the United States also began last April by a Palestinian support group at Columbia University; Where dozens of studes were arrested and others were forced to leave the campus.
Also on Wednesday, a group of Palestinian supporters protested at the University’s Mailstein Library to protest the decision of Colombia University College to dismiss one third of Palestinian protesting studes.
Trump signed an executive order last moh to couer ai -Semitism, which is a framework that could lead to the dismissal of foreign studes participating in supporting Palestinian protests in the United States.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio also said that foreign travelers, including iernational studes who support groups such as Hamas, are facing a lack of visas and dismissal.
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