Jewish orgs drop out of antisemitism meeting with Education Dept after surprise addition of left-wing groups
The organizations rescheduled a separate meeting with Education Secretary Miguel Cardona about protecting Jewish students on college campuses
By Gabriel Hays Fox News
Published May 3, 2024 5:35pm EDT
Several Jewish organizations pulled out of a high-level meeting with the Department of Education about antisemitism on campuses on Friday morning after finding out far-left groups were added at the last minute, Fox News Digital has confirmed.
The groups, which "either did not participate in or dropped off the call," the Jewish Insider reported, included the Anti-Defamation League, the Jewish Federations of North America, Hillel International, the Orthodox Union, the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.
The decision was made shortly before the 10 a.m. meeting between the Jewish groups and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, White House Domestic Policy Adviser Neera Tanden and other senior officials.
According to Jewish Insider, government officials sent out a list of participating organizations only 20 minutes prior to the meeting, which "included a number of left-wing groups not usually included in White House convenings," prompting the last-minute withdrawal. The morning meeting with the Department of Education continued as scheduled, but a separate meeting for the objecting organizations took place Friday afternoon.
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