Yesterday the administration Trump has revoked the visa a Liu Lijun, Chinese citizen sympathizing of Hamas and responsible for the organization of pro-haamas protests at the UCLA which has been expelled while the Filopalestinese group of the University of Michigan He lost state funding after the continuous campaigns for the disinvestment by American companies linked to Israel. Now the President of the United States Donald Trump It is prepared to take severe measures against antisraeli activists in the main universities of the United States. The plan provides for the expulsion of foreign students who express support for Hamas and the possible cutting of federal funding to universities that do not contrast episodes of anti -Semitism.
According to what reported by New York Postthe executive measure, which Trump should sign shortly, will give the competent authorities a 60 -day period to present recommendations to the White House. In addition, the Department of Justice will define strategies to investigate episodes of intimidation linked to support events ad Hamas, Hezbollah And Jihad Islamic And others, particularly on university campuses. The provision could also involve foreign students and the owners of views of study, with the risk of expulsion in the event of violation of the laws during anti-Israel protests. During his presidential campaign, Trump has repeatedly underlined the need to fight anti -Semitism, a theme that has relaunched on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitzalso recalling the wave of tensions followed to the Hamas attacks of 7 October. “Unfortunately, despite decades of wisdom shared by the survivors, years of reflection on the depravations committed and decades of progress towards peace, the poison of anti -Semitism still flows in the veins of the cowards in the dark corners of the world. So today we renew our promise that anti -Semitism has not placed in a civil society, any place in our foreign policy and no place in the United States of America, “he said Donald Trump.
In the United States, the incitement to hatred is usually protected by law, but federal regulations prohibit discriminatory acts from entities that receive public funding. In addition, the courts have imposed restrictions on the protection of freedom of expression for foreign citizens, as highlighted by the case of the Supreme Court “Kleindienst against Mandel “ In 1972 This decision was taken despite the opposition of US teachers, who claimed that the ban violated their right, guaranteed by First amendmentto access his ideas. With a verdict of 6-3, the Court declared that, if the government justifies the exclusion of a foreigner with a “apparently legitimate and good faith” motivation, the courts will not question this decision, even if American citizens believe that their constitutional rights have been compromised.