Trump's Executive Order on Combating Anti-Semitism

This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:

THE QUICK FACTS

• President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday afternoon which specifies that Jews on college campuses are protected under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when cases of discrimination are "based on an individual's race, color, or national origin."
• Anti-semitic incidents have risen sharply in recent years, particularly on college campuses. Incidents have ranged from harassment to physical violence, including the mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in 2018.
• On Tuesday, the New York Times reported incorrectly that the order would redefine Judaism as a nationality rather than a religion, stirring controversy among the Jewish community. However, it was later uncovered that the text of the order uses no such language.
• While the text of the order was less controversial than originally reported (and was, in fact, based on Obama administration guidance from 2010), a key point in the surviving debate has been the Trump administration's attempt to tie the recent rise in anti-semitism to criticism of Israel, including the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement specifically.
• You can read the full text of the order on whitehouse.gov.

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