Israel said it is firmly behind the Trump administration for taking action against antisemitism at Columbia University in New York City, according to Tsach Saar, deputy counsel general of Israel in New York.
“The first and the most important thing is that all students feel safe – Israeli Jews, non-Jews, students of all faiths, that they feel safe on campus and, of course, keep the freedom of speech,” Saar told Thursday’s “National Report.” “We do applaud the Trump administration for the steps that are being taken. This is the legal process here in the United States, and it plays out, and we applaud the Trump administration for doing this and enforcing it.
“We see now that the presidents of the universities and people, when people are held accountable for what they are doing, they think twice before they intimidate, before they attack. There’s a very, very clear difference between violence and freedom of speech.”
Read more at Newsmax© 2025 Newsmax. All rights reserved.
