Trump antisemitism order denounced as bid to silence critics of Israel

  • President signs measure said to target rising antisemitism
  • Trump accused of crackdown on free speech

Donald Trump has signed an executive order that empowers the US education department to penalise college campuses by withholding federal funds from those that are deemed to be tolerating antisemitism by allowing debate critical of Israel.

Trump’s order, announced on Wednesday evening from the White House, was pitched as a move to push back on rising antisemitism on American campuses. In an opinion piece in the New York Times, Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, who is an orthodox Jew, said the action would “support and defend Jewish students in the United States”.

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