Biden administration officials, voicing alarm at reports of anti-Jewish incidents at U.S. universities, met American Jewish leaders on Monday to discuss steps to counter the surge, a White House official said.
"There is no place for hate in America, and we condemn any antisemitic threat or incident in the strongest terms," White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre told a regular briefing.
Hamas militants in Gaza breached the barrier to Israel on Oct. 7. Israel said Hamas killed 1,400 people and captured 239. Israel responded with a bombardment of Gaza that medical authorities there say has killed more than 8,000 people. Cardona and White House domestic policy adviser Neera Tanden will visit a university and meet with Jewish students later this week, the official said.
Over the weekend, threats were posted online to Jewish students and the Center of Jewish Living at Cornell, according to the student newspaper and the campus Hillel group. Campus police were guarding the building and students were advised to stay away."We take all threats seriously and are working closely with Cornell and our law enforcement partners at every level to determine the credibility, share information, and take appropriate investigative action," it said in a statement.
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