Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on Tuesday released a statement condemning “antisemitic hate on college campuses” and expressing his concerns about the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” at Columbia University.

Three students were suspended from the school and multiple others were arrested last week for staging a pro-Palestinian protest in the center of the school’s campus. The demonstrators are calling for an immediate cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas and for the United States to stop sending military aid to Israel.

“Antisemitic hate on college campuses is unacceptable. I am deeply concerned by what is happening at Columbia University,” Cardona wrote in a statement on social media. “In November 2023, our Office for Civil Rights opened an investigation of Columbia involving Title VI.”

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