House panel on campus antisemitism likened to cold-war ‘un-American’ committee

Cole, a former national legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union, accused the present-day committee of “broad-based charges of antisemitism without any factual predicate”. “These proceedings, with all due respect, have more in common with those of the House un-American Activities Committee,” he told committee members. He cited a letter from a group of Jewish students at Haverford who claimed to have been “marginalized, ostracized and at times, outright attacked. “Is calling for the genocide of Jews protected speech on your campus?” Stefanik asked. Higher education has failed to address this gorge of antisemitism, putting Jewish students at risk at Haverford and other campuses across the country.”