University leaders testify to House committee following pro-Palestinian protests

UCLA Chancellor Gene Block will be among those testifying Thursday before the House Education and the Workforce Committee in response to recent pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses.

“The Committee has a clear message for mealy-mouthed, spineless college leaders: Congress will not tolerate your dereliction of your duty to your Jewish students,” said Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina. “No stone must go unturned while buildings are being defaced, campus greens are being captured, or graduations are being ruined. College is not a park for playacting juveniles or a battleground for radical activists.

Protests on college campuses have called on universities to cut support for businesses and interests tied to Israel. Some, however, have alleged that protests have spewed antisemitism. Block added that the protests hampered the university's ability to educate students and many on campus, especially Jewish students, felt unsafe.

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