NY Reps. Ritchie Torres and Mike Lawler co-sponsoring legislation to combat escalating antisemitism on U.S. college campuses.
As anti-Israel protests escalate on college campuses, Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., is condemning the 'intimidation' of Jewish students and conduct that is putting their safety 'at risk.' Torres and Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., co-sponsors of the bipartisan Antisemitism Awareness Act, joined 'America's Newsroom' Wednesday after Democrat 'Squad' member Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., suggested some Jewish students are 'pro-genocide.
Keep in mind that the First Amendment applies to the government, not to a private university, which has its own policies and its own code of conduct. But even if it did apply to private universities, it's subject to time, place and manner restrictions. And first, there's a difference between free expression and intimidation, between free expression and harassment.
Fox News' Joseph A. Wulfsohn and Alba Cuebas-Fantauzzi contributed to this report.
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