And what will be done, he says, if this abstinence of leftist youth forces Donald Trump wins. Many of these pro-Palestinian student protesters no longer differentiate between Trump and Biden.
“I condemn manifestations of anti-Semitism (…) I also condemn those who do not understand what is happening to the Palestinians,” President Joe Biden said on April 22, answering a journalist’s question.
White House Representative Karine Jean-Pierre, condemned on Wednesday the “small percentage of students causing disturbances.” “Students have the right to go to class and feel safe,” he said, adding: “We must condemn anti-Semitism”. He acknowledged that the war in the Gaza Strip is a “painful moment” and assured that Joe Biden supports the right to peaceful protest.
Alex Kinapolitical science professor at VCU University in Virginia, explains to AFP that “the protests put Biden in an awkward position because he relied heavily on the youth, Muslims And Arabs Americans.”
The White House is “obviously confident that he will weather this storm and still defeat Donald Trump in November. (…) This miscalculation dangerous,” said James Zogby, president of the Arab American Institute, an association representing Arab Americans, in a recent publication.
Donald Trump steps forward
The Republican candidate did not fail to notice his opponent’s silence. ” radical extremists and agitators far left As you may have noticed, they are terrorizing college campuses,” the 77-year-old tycoon said at a rally Wednesday.
“And we don’t see Biden anywhere, he hasn’t said anything. But we need to hear it, this is the president. When a problem like this arises, you need to come forward and talk about it, talk to people. We have a big problem, a high temperature, but he doesn’t say anything. If I did, it would be useless and, moreover, I think it would only make the situation worse. Many of them are not even students, many of them come from foreign countries. Thousands and thousands come from foreign countries. “I often wonder where these people come from,” he said.
To all university presidents I say, “Dismantle these camps immediately, we must defeat the extremists and return our campuses to all normal students who want a safe place to study.”
A survey published in mid-April by the agency Harvard University gave Joe Biden the lead among Americans under 30: Four five% intention to vote against 37% Donald Trump, that is, a difference of eight points. However, this is much less than in the same poll four years ago, in the spring of 2020, when the Democrat led his Republican opponent by 23 points.
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First Congressional Vote to Expand Definition of Anti-Semitism
US House of Representatives The Education Department’s definition of anti-Semitism was voted to expand on Wednesday. The move was proposed in response to pro-Palestinian protests rocking college campuses across the country. Part of the American political class blames “anti-Semitism” protesters in universities, raising, among other things, slogans hostile Israela great US ally in the Middle East.
The bill, approved this afternoon by lawmakers from both parties, uses the definition of anti-Semitism proposed by International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA, acronym in English). According to her, “anti-Semitism is a certain perception of Jews, which can manifest itself in hatred towards them. “Rhetorical and physical manifestations of anti-Semitism are directed against Jews and non-Jews and/or their property, public institutions and places of worship.”
Critics of the bill, however, argue that the definition prevents some criticism of the State of Israel, which the IHRA denies. They accuse lawmakers of pushing for its passage in an attempt to restrict free speech on U.S. campuses.
“Comments criticizing only Israel are not unlawful discrimination,” Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler said in opposing the bill.
For the measure to take effect, it must be approved in the Senate, where its future is uncertain, and then signed by President Biden.