Tennessee, Wyoming Senators Rip DOE For Funneling Taxpayer Dollars To US Anti-Israel University Professors

MSN ^ | 17 November 2024 | Mike Jenkins

[Alas Babylon!]

U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) have sent a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, criticizing the Department of Education (DOE) for allowing federal funds to be used by universities promoting extremist, anti-Israel views.

The senators highlighted that since the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack in Israel, which killed over 1,200 people, incidents of harassment and violence against Jewish students have risen on college campuses.

They accused the Department of Education of funneling taxpayer money to programs that may be contributing to this surge of antisemitism rather than combating it.

According to the lawmakers, starting in 2020, the Department allocated $283 million in foreign studies grants under the Title VI National Resource Centers (NRC) and Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) programs.

More than $22.1 million of this funding has reportedly gone to Middle East studies programs at institutions like Columbia University and Georgetown University, where professors with extreme anti-Israel views have been cited in grant applications.

The senators expressed alarm over the use of federal funds to support courses taught by Columbia University Professor Joseph Massad. Following the Hamas attack, Massad published an article describing the attack as "a stunning victory of the Palestinian resistance."

[Alas Babylon!]

This is the type of thing DOGE was meant to stop. Utter nonsense bordering on insanity.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Ain’t gangster government grand?

[Signalman]

President Trump has promised to end the Dept. Of Education.
Education is the states’ purview.

[SaveFerris]

[Columbia University Professor Joseph Massad]

[SaveFerris]

[The senators expressed alarm over the use of federal funds to support courses taught by Columbia University Professor Joseph Massad. Following the Hamas attack, Massad published an article describing the attack as "a stunning victory of the Palestinian resistance."]

1,200+ people murdered, raped, tortured, maimed, 300 kidnapped where most if not all of the women were repeatedly gang-raped.....

THIS he describes as a "stunning victory of the Palestinian resistance"

[realcleanguy]

Democrats fund and teach racism

[metmom]

The entire DoE needs to be completely eliminated.

It serves NO useful purpose at all and has not done a stinking thing to improve education in this country.

It’s proven itself to be a complete boondoggle.

[Angelino97]

Waiting for the day when Republican politicians have the courage to condemn professors for being "anti-white."

It's easy to stand up for Israel. Or for Palestinians. Or for blacks, or gays, or migrants. All of them have well-organized advocacy groups, wealthy donors, and friends in the media.

But standing up for "whites" -- even saying "white" in a positive context -- that takes courage.

[Freeleesy]

realcleanguy: Democrats fund and teach racism

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Indeed. And one day Iran + Qatar money BRIBING universities (for "protests") needs to be scrutinize very soon

[Freeleesy]

Yup.

[ronnie raygun]

The DOE is going to be DEAD soon

[magooey]

On the day Massad meets Mossad, he will be very sad.

[EQAndyBuzz]

Trump should name Charlie Kirk as Secretary of the DOE. That would blow up liberal heads.

[SaveFerris]

He’s dedicated to the cause of jihad, apparently.