President Trump’s recent executive order is a significant step forward in combating the anti-Semitism faced by vulnerable Jewish students on college campuses across America. Unfortunately, this act of good policy does not come without detractors.
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act already prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin in institutions receiving federal funds. However, the Civil Rights Act is almost never enforced against one of the most prevalent types of bigotry, even as statistics show anti-Semitic incidents are to record levels on university campuses. A flaw in the classification of victims of these incidents has, until now, thwarted efforts by university administrators to eradicate the threat: A failure to recognize that Judaism is not just a religion. The new executive order sets the record straight — in no uncertain terms.
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