(1/5) We at @ADL support bipartisan efforts to combat #antiSemitism on campus and in all venues, offline and online.
(2/5) I've seen a draft of the EO & I can tell you it:
➡️Protects Jews and other religious minorities from discrimination under Title VI, but does NOT break new ground on identifying Jews as a protected class
➡️Adopts @TheIHRA definition of #antiSemitism
➡️Protects Jews and other religious minorities from discrimination under Title VI, but does NOT break new ground on identifying Jews as a protected class
➡️Adopts @TheIHRA definition of #antiSemitism
(3/5) @TheIHRA definition is not legally binding and provides valuable guidance on #antiSemitism, giving law enforcement & campus officials an important tool to help identify and fight this #hate.
(4/5) It also reaffirms the protection of Jews under Title VI without infringing on 1A rights. This is similar to the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act that had bipartisan support in House and Senate in 2016 and that ADL long has supported.
(5/5) The draft EO that I saw does not differ from actions taken by previous D & R administrations to protect Jews and other religious groups from #hate & discrimination. These are all important steps forward.
