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White House Hires Anti-Israel Professor From University Engulfed in Anti-Semitism Controversy
Adam Kredo
June 27, 2023

The White House’s newest hire is a City University of New York (CUNY) professor who has accused Israel of “ethnic cleansing” and “systematic genocide,” a move that is raising alarms among the many people who are already concerned about the Biden administration’s failure to combat anti-Semitism on America’s college campuses. Ramzi Kassem, a professor at CUNY’s law school, was tapped to serve as a senior policy adviser for immigration in the White House’s Domestic Policy Council… Kassem’s hiring comes as the Biden administration fights the perception it is feeding Israel’s opponents. A closely watched White House plan on combating anti-Semitism, for instance, was recently watered down by anti-Israel activists. The State Department admitted on Monday that it is boycotting research partnerships with certain Israeli organizations. READ MORE

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