The University of Washington (UW) surrendered to an anti-Israel protest camp by seeking ideas for research into “Palestine” from several people, including a professor known to support another violent protest.
a Teacher Committee According to an email obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation, the convened in October spent several months creating ideas to raise the UW’s academic focus on the issue of Palestinians. While pressure was placed on UW to quell anti-Semitism, public universities focused on consulting anti-Israel figures. Student Group Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Office Project.
President Donald Trump’s education division has been around since. Warned UW “Protect Jewish students” or lose federal funds. UW’s priorities are that he has clashed with Trump in the past repayment Confucius Institute was linked to China at an American university in 2018. prompt uw to I’ll remove it Unique.
The international research professor who advocated for the maintenance of the Confucius Institute is chaired by the “Faculty Committee on Palestine Scholarships” and is promoting “Palestinian Studies.” Casaba and other professors on the committee – Rawan Arar, Karam Dana, Sunila Kale, Stephanie Selover – They began their work in May 2024 in response to illegal tent camps of anti-Israeli protesters.
The camp attracted attention for assaulting it. Disturbance With people Destroy Some building and message “Long Live the Resistance” and “Kill Your Local Colony.” The protesters stayed 3 weeks Until UW has created a written agreement to dissolve. In addition to “waive tuition fees for at least 20 Gazan students,” UW I agreed to Casaba’s committee form “Exploring opportunities to deepen Palestinian scholarship expertise into various existing academic units.”
“In line with the recommendations of this committee and the corresponding dean, Provost will invest seed funding to accelerate employment plans starting from fall 2025. Starting from fall 2025, we will pursue faculty-led future funding, grant applications, and/or organized research or research units.
Provost’s office introduced DCNF inquiries to UW’s media office. It’s in the school repetition It was promised Take anti-Semitism seriously. (Related: Washington University has been accused of harassing conservatives and softening up by the left wing, breaking campus rules)
“In short, the university lays the foundation for establishing an entire department to destroy campuses, suspend classes and meet the demands of hooligans who have acquired the school (taking valuable funds from other regions). I sued UW Jewish Alumni Association I told DCNF.
Five committee members did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
The document states that the committee, which is scheduled for a meeting with Columbia University’s Rashid Khalidi on January 28, sees his own school as Rashid Khalidi, a strong anti-Israeli scholar who in April 2024 troubling his own school with the federal government. Protesters at the Columbia camp defended Hamas, harassed Jewish students, took over the building and pressured the school to “sell” from Israel.
Khalidi told activists in May 2024 speech The administrator called it “police suppression” and “spoken dishonor” Colombia by calling the police and disbanding the camp. Khalidi said activists are on the “right side of history” to stand up to Israel. Called “Settlers – Colonial” state.
Radicalism in Colombia was led Federal Government A university report detailing anti-Semitism probes and widespread violence and hatred against Jewish students. Trump began cutting millions of Columbia’s funding in March after another Pro Hama protest.
“Needless to say, I am very pleased that this has been done,” Kasaba wrote of the arranged meeting with Khalidi.
Khalidi declined to comment to DCNF.
Casaba also met Professor Usama Makudisi at the University of California and Berkeley with Provost at UW on January 14, when Mackudisi said “Why Palestinian Studies” talkaccording to an email and a UW spokesman. In another email, Kasaba wrote that Provost is “very supportive,” and that the Makdisi event “hopes to succeed in claiming this initiative.” UW offered to pay him $1,000 and “cover all expenses” for the visit.
Makdisi has It is written about He was accused of “colonizing Zionists in Palestinians.” Downplay Hamasterolism and violence protest in Berkeley, California. He did not respond to multiple requests for comments.
The committee also scheduled a meeting with Yale University’s Asribari on January 21st. I insisted Israeli supporters aim to “armsify anti-Semitism” against campus protesters who are simply responding to Gaza’s “amazing genocide violence.” The Bali office did not respond to multiple requests for comments.
The other person invited to meet was Edithdale, vice president of UW’s Equity and Inclusion. Student Senateand Joseph Gazal, sponsored student senator. Solved They are seeking UW to “sell from companies” related to Israel. The email said others in UW had called their names to the committee as “students interested in important projects supporting research in Palestinians.”
Dale and Gazal did not respond to requests for comment.
The UW Jewish Alumni Association has accused the school of continuing to cater to anti-Israel extremists – Even when “Damning” was released in October Report It shows how the camp promoted widespread anti-Semitism incidents.
“When it was published, the university insisted on combining it with a ‘Islamophobia’ report. I hope that very few people have the patience to read everything,” the Jewish group told DCNF.
The education sector concluded its anti-Semitism investigation in January. There is no fraud By UW, just like everyone else school that Surveyed. Trump administration Called Such a resolution was “toothless” in February.
“Today, the department is notifying universities, universities and K-12 schools. The administration will not tolerate the continued institutional indifference to the well-being of Jewish students on American campuses. And it is not blurred if the university is unable to fight Jewish hatred and illegal harassment and violence.
In an email to a colleague in November, Casaba revealed that he is not looking forward to Republican control in the government.
“I hope they find a way to process and recover from the election results,” the professor wrote.
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