To the Editor:
Re “Trump’s Order Protects Jews,” by Jared Kushner (Op-Ed, Dec. 12), about an executive order to withhold federal money from colleges that don’t fight bias against Jewish students:
Attacks on Jews in this country and throughout the world are very troubling. Everyone with even a meager knowledge of history is well aware of the unspeakable horrors of the Holocaust.
Also troubling are the attacks on Muslims, people of color and those who are not heterosexual.
Mr. Kushner’s father-in-law, Donald Trump, and members of the administration are largely to blame for the rise of violence and discrimination against the “other” here in this country, including Jews.
I would be more apt to support the president’s executive order if I weren’t overwhelmingly disgusted by the overt racism, misogyny and anti-Semitism displayed by this president and his supporters over the last three years. It is the president who has engaged in divisive, dangerous rhetoric, fueling the flames of white supremacy and anti-Jewish sentiment.
Instead of seeking fair treatment of all residents of this country, this president has decided to win over the Jewish vote through this transparent ploy.
Jane Carlin
Stamford, Conn.
To the Editor:
It is an indisputable fact that on college campuses in the United States today Jewish students who demonstrate support for Israel in any form are in physical danger, or at the very least, ostracized and vilified for their views.
As much as I am not a Trump admirer, in putting forth this executive order, President Trump is doing the right thing, even if it does result in a few more votes.
Brenda Yablon
Tel Aviv
To the Editor:
It is deceptive to represent Jared Kushner and his opinions solely from the vantage point of a “senior adviser” to the president. He holds his position only because he is Donald Trump’s son-in-law. His pious endorsement of an executive order related to anti-Semitism or any other matter reeks of nepotism and self-serving obsequiousness.
A disreputable messenger devalues the legitimacy of the message.
Elayne Puzan
Portland, Ore.
To the Editor:
Re “A Cynical Bid to Court Jewish Support” (editorial, Dec. 12):
Criticism that President Trump’s executive order will not stop every act of anti-Semitism is akin to attacking vaccinations because they don’t cure cancer. That is true, but they can still do a lot of good.
The president’s order merely gives Jews what other groups have long enjoyed: the right not to be subject to a hostile environment on campus. No matter how much some political partisans might claim, anti-Semitism is not merely a creation of the extreme right wing, deadly though that source has obviously been.
One need only note the spate of attacks against Orthodox Jews on the streets of Brooklyn and, most recently, in Jersey City — all of which are manifestly not the products of white nationalism — to understand this to be true. Moreover, most of the intimidating and bullying acts of anti-Semitism on college campuses have come from those aligned with the extreme left.
The Times is correct that use of the working definition of anti-Semitism could be manipulated to penalize speech. The same can be said, however, about hate crime laws, harassment policies and any number of other such legislative or administrative measures, all of which are properly in use today.
The bottom line is there is nothing inconsistent with protecting freedom of expression and, simultaneously, providing Jews with the same protections accorded other minorities.
David Harris
New York
The writer is chief executive of the American Jewish Committee.
To the Editor:
President Trump’s executive order threatening to withhold funding from colleges that do not do enough to fight anti-Semitism should have been matched by an equally strong order to withhold funding from schools that do not do enough to fight white nationalism. This would not only afford Mr. Trump a (rare) modicum of balance, countering the impression of pandering to a specific constituency, but it would also be a major step toward solving both problems.
Reducing the presence on campus of white supremacists significantly would certainly reduce the incidence of anti-Semitism. Demanding this balanced approach would also improve the perception of the many people and organizations applauding the executive order.
Mark Cooper
Silver Spring, Md.
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