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The point is; Trump's 48 billion ultimatum to universities: Drop Israel boycotts or lose funding The memorandum defines a "discriminatory forbidden boycott" as "refusing to engage, severing commercial relations, or restricting commercial relationships specifically with Israeli companies." by Dudi Kogan Published on 04-22-2025 11:50 Last modified: 04-22-2025 12:38 Trump's 48 billion ultimatum to universities: Drop Israel boycotts or lose funding Reuters/Nicholas Pfosi Demonstrators rally on Cambridge Common in a protest organized by the City of Cambridge calling on Harvard leadership to resist interference at the university by the federal government in Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 12, 2025 | Photo: Reuters/Nicholas Pfosi The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a federal agency that regulates medical research in the United States, published a memorandum on Monday that conditions research grants on not boycotting Israel and eliminating all DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) programs. Enlarged Prostate Has Nothing To Do With Age: Just Stop Doing This One Common Thing Enlarged Prostate Has Nothing To Do With Age: Just Stop Doing This One Common Thing Natural Healthy Way This Game is So Beautiful. If You Have a Computer it's a Must-Have. This Game is So Beautiful. If You Have a Computer it's a Must-Have. Raid: Shadow Legends According to the memorandum, the agency "reserves the right to cancel financial aid and return all funds" if grant recipients do not comply with federal guidelines prohibiting diversity and equality research and "forbidden boycotts." The memorandum defines a "discriminatory forbidden boycott" as "refusing to engage, severing commercial relations, or restricting commercial relationships specifically with Israeli companies or with companies conducting business in Israel or with Israel, or those authorized, licensed, or incorporated under Israeli law." According to the announcement, "By accepting the grant, recipients confirm that they are not engaged in and will not engage in a discriminatory forbidden boycott during the grant period." Demonstrators take part in an "Emergency Rally: Stand with Palestinians Under Siege in Gaza," amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, October 14, 2023 (Photo: Reuters/Brian Snyder) REUTERS The new policy will apply to "local recipients of new grants, renewals, additions, or continuations" issued from April 21, as stated in the announcement. The NIH is the world's largest public funder of medical research. It awards approximately 60,000 grants annually to nearly 3,000 universities and hospitals. More than 80% of its annual budget of $48 billion is directed toward these research grants. The battle against DEI programs, which the Trump administration views as discriminatory, along with the fight against anti-Israeli demonstrations and actions, is also driving the American administration's recent moves against elite universities in the US. Officially, boycotting Israel in American institutions is not widespread, but anti-Israeli student associations and faculty lead petitions and calls to boycott Israel. Some institutions accepted some of these students' demands during the wave of anti-Israeli protests throughout the war. Harvard University recently decided not to comply with the administration's demands, which could cause the university to lose $9 billion in grants and other financial transfers. The university responded yesterday with a lawsuit against the administration. In a letter to the Harvard community, university president Alan Garber argued that the administration's recent escalation against the prestigious institution "has serious real-world implications for patients, students, faculty, staff, researchers, and the status of American higher education in the world." Credit rating agencies have warned that the administration's actions could lead to damage to the financial strength of these institutions, which hold enormous budgets.
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YEA!!! FOX News ADL chief says federal action against antisemitism on college campuses is 'long overdue' Anti-Defamation League (ADL) CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said efforts by the federal government to address the "catastrophe" of antisemitism plaguing college campuses are "long overdue" but warned that the Trump administration risks overreach. "Antisemitism is a crisis, it’s a catastrophe that has not gotten nearly enough attention from the very institutions where it’s happening. For too long [colleges and universities] have failed to deal with this issue in a strategic and systematic way," Greenblatt told CNN "Inside Politics" host Dana Bash Tuesday. Cost cut up to 50% - No Hidden Fees, No Surprises bolddesk.com Cost cut up to 50% - No Hidden Fees, No Surprises Ad The ADL issued a report Tuesday that found that antisemitic incidents in the United States were at their highest since they began keeping track in 1979. The report found that there were 9,354 antisemitic incidents in 2024, up 5% from the previous year. Greenblatt attributed the rise to the trend of increasing antisemitism following Hamas’ barbaric Oct. 7 terrorist attacks in 2023. The report found 196 assaults, 2,606 incidents of vandalism, and 6,552 incidents of harassment against Jews in 2024. It was the fourth year in a row where antisemitic incidents in the United States broke the previous years’ records.
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