The Trump administration announced it will freeze $2.2 billion in federal funding to Harvard University after the institution refused to comply with White House demands for policy changes addressing alleged “rampant antisemitism and leftist ideology” on campus – specifically regarding student activism criticizing Israel’s occupation of Palestine and its genocidal war on Gaza.

According to an initial administration letter, $9 billion in federal funding to the university had been under review, contingent on Harvard implementing specific reforms. These included:

– Ban student groups like Harvard Palestine Solidarity Committee and Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) that organize against what they term Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

– Bar students who support Palestine from federal programs.

– Implement ideological screening of international students to exclude those critical of US foreign policy.

The move represents the administration’s federal effort to suppress campus activism supporting Palestine.

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