Condemning the Support of Hamas, Hezbollah, and Other Terrorist Organizations At Institutions of Higher Education, Which May Lead to the Creation of A Hostile Environment for Jewish Students, Faculty, and Staff

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Mr. WALBERG. Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H. Res. 798.

On October 7, Hamas carried out the largest attack on the Jewish people since the Holocaust. Women were brutally raped and murdered; babies brutally murdered and decapitated; and innocent civilians abducted, tortured, and murdered.

In the aftermath, we have seen despicable acts of anti-Semitism and support for the terrorists across college campuses in this country. Students organized protests calling for ``armed confrontation with oppressors'' and using imagery reflecting the Hamas terrorists paragliding into the music festival in Israel. There are vile chants calling for the elimination of Jewish people in the State of Israel. There are professors asking Jewish students to identify themselves and stand in the corner of a classroom. There are projections on a campus building saying, ``Glory to our martyrs,'' referring to the Hamas terrorists.

These are despicable actions, and they have created a hostile environment for many Jewish students across our country. This is wholly unacceptable, and this is not free speech.

Jewish students deserve to know they are safe on campus, and colleges and universities have a legal and moral obligation to foster an environment free from vile anti-Semitic discrimination.

Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this resolution.

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