White House silent if anti-Israel protesters will be barred from student loan forgiveness programs

The Biden administration is soundless connected whether students carrying retired anti-Israel protests spiraling connected assemblage campuses nationwide volition beryllium barred from pupil indebtedness forgiveness programs that person canceled billions of dollars successful indebtedness nether the 46th president. 

"We accidental justice, you accidental how. Burn Tel Aviv to the ground," protesters person chanted connected Columbia University’s field successful caller days. "Hamas we emotion you. We enactment your rockets, too," different chants person included. 

Colleges from seashore to coast, including immoderate of the nation’s astir elite schools - including Harvard, Yale, Penn, Berkeley and others - person seen days’ agelong protests connected campuses, wherever students request their schools wholly divest from Israel arsenic the decease toll successful Gaza increases.

The protests travel pursuing violent enactment Hamas launching warfare successful Israel connected Oct. 7, which initially fanned the flames of antisemitism connected campuses successful the signifier of protests, menacing graffiti and students reporting that they felt arsenic if it was "open play for Jews connected our campuses." The protests person present heightened to the constituent wherever Jewish students are warned to permission field for their ain safety. 

Fox News Digital reached retired to the White House connected Sunday asking if the medication plans to barroom pupil protesters from eligibility for pupil indebtedness forgiveness programs, but did not person a response. Biden, successful part, campaigned successful 2020 connected forgiving pupil indebtedness debt, including pledging to cancel astatine slightest $10,000 per borrower backmost successful 2020. 

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President Joe Biden speaks astatine an lawsuit astir canceling pupil debt, astatine the Madison Area Technical College Truax field connected Monday, April 8, 2024, successful Madison, Wis. 

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Last year, the Supreme Court struck down the Biden administration’s program to springiness up to $20,000 successful indebtedness alleviation per person, though the medication has remained committed to canceling indebtedness done different avenues, including done established alleviation programs. As of this month, the medication has forgiven astir $153 cardinal successful indebtedness among astir 4.3 cardinal Americans, the Department of Education elaborate successful a property merchandise connected April 12 aft the medication announced $7.4 cardinal successful further pupil indebtedness indebtedness alleviation for much than 200,000 borrowers. 

A authorities trooper knocks down a pro-Palestinian protester astatine the University of Texas connected Wednesday, April 2i4, 2024. (Jay Janner / American-Statesman)

Fox News Digital asked the medication if they are weighing whether to bar anti-Israel protesters connected campuses from specified alleviation programs, but did not person a response. Fox Digital besides asked if the medication is weighing specified an option, if students would beryllium barred based connected arrests oregon done assemblage and instrumentality enforcement investigations. 

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The anti-Israel protests intensified this month, including erstwhile the NYPD arrested much than 100 protesters connected Columbia’s campus, and a schoolhouse rabbi warned students past week to permission field "as soon arsenic possible," noting that "what we are witnessing successful and astir field is unspeakable and tragic."

Pro-Palestinian protesters signifier a objection successful beforehand of Sather Gate connected the UC Berkeley field connected April 22, 2024 successful Berkeley, California. Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters staged a objection successful beforehand of Sproul Hall connected the UC Berkeley field wherever they acceptable up a structure encampment successful solidarity with protesters astatine Columbia University who are demanding a imperishable cease-fire successful the warfare betwixt Israel and Gaza. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

"The events of the past fewer days, particularly past night, person made it wide that Columbia University’s Public Safety and the NYPD cannot warrant Jewish students’ information successful the look of extreme antisemitism and anarchy," Rabbi Elie Buechler wrote to students past weekend. "It profoundly pains maine to accidental that I would powerfully urge you instrumentality location arsenic soon arsenic imaginable and stay location until the world successful and astir field has dramatically improved."

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A Columbia prof argued successful comments to Fox Digital past week that pupil groups supporting anti-Israel protests had "crossed the line" and morphed into becoming "actual terror" organizations. He specifically pointed to an incidental connected Columbia’s field earlier this period erstwhile a protester was seen holding a motion reading, "Al-Qasam’s (sic)next targets," portion pointing astatine a radical of Jewish students who were singing and waving Israel’s flag. Al-Qassam is the subject helping of Hamas.

Pro-Palestinian protesters march astatine the University of Texas connected Wednesday, April 24, 2024. (Jay Janner / American-Statesman)

Protesters crossed galore of the campuses person established encampments connected campus, dubbed titles similar the "Gaza Solidarity encampment" oregon the "liberated zone," which hearken backmost to 2020’s "cop escaped zones" successful cities specified arsenic Portland and Seattle during the raging defund the constabulary and BLM riots that year. 

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Arrests for the protests are mounting, with much than 100 protesters arrested astatine Boston’s Northeastern University connected Saturday. The schoolhouse said protesters were heard utilizing antisemitic slurs, including "Kill the Jews." Dozens much were arrested connected Emory’s field successful Atlanta past week, including an economics professor, with constabulary allegedly utilizing teardrop state and Tasers connected the crowds. 

All in, much than 200 protesters were arrested connected Saturday unsocial connected campuses stretching from Arizona State University to Northeastern, the New York Post reported. 

A protester astatine NYU spit connected a motion that said "Jewish" earlier adorning it implicit the connection "White." The last motion said "Pure Evil" and "Jewish Supremacy." (Obtained by Fox News)

As the protests intensify and video footage of the scenes dispersed connected societal media, critics person slammed indebtedness bailouts nether the Biden administration. 

"Your taxation dollars astatine work," State Auditor of Mississippi Shad White posted connected X past week. "No much DEI (which is feeding this antisemitism). No much pupil indebtedness bailouts. Fix our universities." 

White’s remark came successful effect to fashionable blimpish X relationship "End Wokeness" posting footage of protests connected Columbia’s field past week, captioning the video: "This is the country astatine Columbia University close now. A literal cult is occupying the campus. Remember: We each paid their pupil debt." 

Students determination a structure wrong Columbia University connected April 24, 2024 successful New York City. Columbia University pupil organizers were fixed a midnight deadline to resoluteness talks with the assemblage implicit dismantling the pro-Palestinian encampment, with Columbia President Minouche Shafik considering "alternative options" if nary statement was reached. (Jeenah Moon/Getty Images)

"IDEA: If a pupil is arrested successful an amerciable protestation oregon astatine slightest arrested for attacking constabulary helium is nary longer eligible for pupil indebtedness alleviation - he’s got to wage backmost his loans successful afloat - nary forgiveness," conservative X relationship Amuse posted portion tagging Republican Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz. 

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"Supposedly 'peaceful' pro-Palestinian protesters extracurricular Columbia University calling for the extremity of Israel. Remember, your taxation dollars are going to forgive the pupil indebtedness for these people," work Conservative Brief posted connected X Friday.

Former President Donald Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee for the statesmanlike election, has repeatedly slammed Biden arsenic being liable for the protests, calling the demonstrations and antisemtism a "disgrace." 

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media arsenic helium leaves tribunal during his proceedings for allegedly covering up hush wealth payments astatine Manhattan Criminal Court  on April 22, 2024 successful New York City. Former President Donald Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying concern records successful the archetypal of his transgression cases to spell to trial.  (Brendan McDermid-Pool/Getty Images)

"What's going connected astatine the assemblage level… Columbia, NYU and others is simply a disgrace. And it's truly connected Biden," Trump said connected Tuesday greeting extracurricular the Manhattan courtroom wherever helium is facing 34 charges of falsifying concern records successful a lawsuit he’s calling a "witch hunt." 

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"He's got the incorrect words. He doesn't cognize who he's backing. And it's a mess. And if this were me, they'd beryllium aft me, they'd beryllium aft maine truthful much, but they're trying to get him a pass. And what's going connected is simply a disgrace to our country. And it's each Biden's fault, and everybody knows it. He's got nary message, he's got nary compassion and doesn't cognize what he's doing," Trump continued, adding Biden is the "worst president successful the past of our country."

President Joe Biden speaks to the National Action Network Convention remotely from the South Court Auditorium of the White House, Friday, April 12, 2024, successful Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Biden has denounced the protests, but came nether disapproval past week for besides condemning those "who don't recognize what's going connected with the Palestinians." 

"I condemn the antisemitic protests. That’s wherefore I person acceptable up a programme to woody with that. I besides condemn those who don't recognize what's going connected with the Palestinians," Biden told reporters this month. 

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Critics person compared it to Trump’s remarks successful 2017, pursuing a two-day riot successful Charlottesville, Virginia, erstwhile White nationalists descended connected the city. Trump said astatine the clip that the unit had "no spot successful America," portion adding determination was "blame connected some sides" and "very good people, connected some sides."