[m_a_g]

> UCLA was “failing to promote a research environment free of antisemitism and bias”

Is Trump using antisemitism as an excuse to crack down on liberal universities? Because this will make people only more critical of Israel.

[tzs]

Probably yes, since antisemitism doesn't seem to be an impediment to getting jobs in his administration [1].

[1] https://www.npr.org/2025/05/14/nx-s1-5387299/trump-white-hou...

[pbiggar]

Yes, this is part of Project Esther by the Heritage Foundation. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/us/project-esther-heritag...

US universities do a lot of research on Palestine and Israel's occupation and apartheid there. In addition, universities are naturally liberal and are targets of the right wing anti-education movement.

[mlrtime]

You call it anti-education, they'd call it anti-indoctrination. In the end, its all political warfare. Illegal immigration being similar.