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Congressional Panel Queries U.S. Education Department on Campus Anti-Semitism
(JTA) Citing reports of an increase in anti-Israel activity on college campuses, the U.S. House of Representatives Bipartisan Taskforce for Combating Anti-Semitism asked U.S. Education Secretary John King on Wednesday to outline how his department is tracking anti-Jewish bias. The 38 signatories said in the letter that they "hope you share our view that any campus activity that threatens, harasses, or intimidates Jewish students should not be overlooked simply because it is presented as 'anti-Israel' or 'anti-Zionist.'" The task force is chaired by Reps. Nita Lowey (D-NY), Chris Smith (R-NJ), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.), Kay Granger (R-Texas), Steve Israel (D-NY), Peter Roskam (R-Ill.), and Ted Deutch (D-Fla.).