U.S. Government Funding Anti-Israel, Anti-Semitic, Anti-American School Programs

Free Beacon ^ | 9/17/14 | Adam Kredo

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Federal taxpayer funds continue to flow to a slew of U.S. universities that are spending the cash on programs that promote anti-Israel, anti-Semitic, and anti-American viewpoints, according to a large group of Jewish and civil rights organizations that are now pushing Congress to rectify what they call a systemic problem.

Taxpayer funds have been allocated to universities under Title VI of the Higher Education Act (HEA) since 1965. However, Congress and the Education Department have exerted little oversight, leading these funds to be spent on biased educational programs that promote radical views about Israel and even America, according to the groups.

Funding for anti-Israel programs at U.S. universities has fostered a culture of fear among the Jewish state’s supporters on campus and fueled a growing number of anti-Semitic incidents at many schools, the groups warned.

As Congress moves to reauthorize the HEA in the coming weeks, these ten Jewish and civil rights organizations will launch a full court press to ensure that safeguards are placed on the federal funds to prevent them from being spent on extremist programs.

“These programs have devolved into hotbeds of anti-American and anti-Israel activity, disseminating falsehoods both in universities and—through the congressionally mandated ‘public outreach’ programs—to K-12 teachers and to the general public,” the groups warned in a joint statement on Wednesday that accompanied the release of two new reports documenting the ways in which major American universities spend taxpayer funds to promote an anti-Israel ideology.

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