Biden administration officials voiced alarm at data showing a rise in anti-Jewish incidents at U.S. universities and planned to meet American Jewish leaders on Monday to discuss steps to counter the surge, a White House official said.
Tensions between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian groups have sprung up on some U.S. campuses, including several in New York, prompting university officials to tighten security.
Hamas militants in Gaza breached the barrier to Israel on Oct. 7. Israel said they killed 1,400 people and captured more than 200. Israel responded with a bombardment of Gaza that medical authorities there say has killed more than 8,000 people. Cardona and White House domestic policy adviser Neera Tanden will visit a university and meet with Jewish students later this week, the White House official said.
Biden hosted a meeting Thursday with a handful of Muslim leaders, a White House official said, adding that administration officials continue to meet with Arab and Muslim community members.
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