University of Michigan Event Calling for Israel’s Destruction Broke Federal Law, Legal Group Says

According to a legal watchdog group, the University of Michigan may have violated federal and state law regarding hate speech by hosting a rally at its school that included calls for violence against Israel and Jews.

The event was hosted on campus by a student organization. Vice President Kamala Harris made an appearance and invited students to make calls for “intifada revolution” The chant is also included “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” A phrase used by those seeking the eradication of the Jewish State. The school has yet not condemned the rally. International Legal Forum (ILF), an international network of over 4,000 lawyers working to eradicate anti-Semitism around the world, believes that the university may be in violation of Title VI of Civil Rights Act. This law prohibits discrimination on the basis of race.

“Although we firmly believe in the principle of free speech and right to protest on campus, this event was not a mere expression of difference in political opinion, but rather a direct and unadulterated call for violence, placing Jewish students, faculty, and staff in harm’s way,” Santa Ono was the recipient of an ILF Jan. 26 letter, which Santa Ono received from the Washington Free Beacon.

The university will host an event to add fuel to the flame. Event Next week, Mohammed El-Kurd (a Palestinian writer) will be there Comparative Jews to Nazis and claimed Israelis eat Palestinians’ organs. The university will host an event to honor Palestinians soon after the El-Kurd events. “martyrs,” Terrorists killed or injured in terrorist attacks.

These events are indicative of the growing anti-Semitic attitude on America’s college campuses. In the academic year 2021-2022, attacks on Jewish students both verbal and physical doubled. According Jewish advocacy groups, and follow a similar rise of anti-Semitic sentiments in America. Celebrities like Kyrie Irving and Kanye West have promoted anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.

The Jan. 12 event was not only illegal, “the widely accepted International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance working definition of anti-Semitism,” But “the direct call to violence and hate speech may also be in breach of federal and state legislation, particularly as the University of Michigan is a public institution,” According to the ILF.

Arsen Ostrovsky was the CEO of the ILF. Free Beacon The university has not yet communicated a plan for dealing with anti-Semitic activities on campus. His group said that they would “consider all possibilities”.

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