House Republicans demand California university antisemitism documents

House Republicans have launched an investigation into alleged antisemitism at California’s top medical schools, demanding that the University of California Los Angeles and UC San Francisco hand over years of internal documents. The investigation, led by House Education and Workforce Committee chairman Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., aims to uncover how the universities responded to reports of Jewish people experiencing hostility and fear on their campuses.

In letters sent to the medical schools, Walberg set a two-week deadline for them to provide all documents and communications since September 1, 2021, relating to reports or complaints of antisemitic incidents. The letters also demand any communications among administrators or staff regarding the complaints.

“The Committee has become aware that Jewish students, faculty, and patients have been experiencing hostility and fear at the university, and it has not been demonstrated that the university has meaningfully responded to address and mitigate this problem,” Walberg stated in the letter.

The letter to UCSF cited incidents such as Jewish students concealing aspects of their Jewish identity while attending the university and being subjected to derogatory remarks. Another instance involved a student allegedly telling a Jewish student that “Jews control the banks,” while a lab technician reportedly made insensitive remarks about Israel to the same Jewish student.

In a separate letter, Walberg also requested similar documents from the University of Illinois College of Medicine as part of the investigation.

This House investigation comes in the wake of the Trump administration’s scrutiny of antisemitism allegations at UCLA, where federal funding has been suspended over violations of the Equal Protection Clause and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. The administration is seeking a $1 billion settlement from UCLA to resolve the discrimination and antisemitism allegations.

In response to the proposed settlement, UC President James Milliken expressed concerns about the financial impact on the university system and its critical research mission. UCLA has already agreed to a $6 million settlement to resolve a lawsuit brought by Jewish students and faculty members over the handling of anti-Israel protests on campus.

UCLA, UCSF, and UICM have not yet provided comments on the ongoing investigations.

For more information, refer to the full letter to UCSF here.

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