Antisemitism Treated as Racial Discrimination in Federally Funded Schools and Colleges.
This law mandates that public schools and universities receiving federal funding must address antisemitic discrimination with the same severity as racial discrimination. This provides explicit, standardized protection for Jewish students and employees against harassment and hostile institutional policies. The Act defines antisemitism, including certain forms of anti-Israel rhetoric that cross the line into hatred, while explicitly safeguarding the right to criticize Israel like any other country.
Key points
Public educational institutions (K-12 and higher education) must apply identical disciplinary standards to antisemitism as they do to racism.
Failure to comply with these anti-discrimination requirements could result in the loss of federal funding for the institution.
The law includes a detailed definition of antisemitism, but specifically excludes general criticism of Israeli policy, protecting free speech.
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