Yale draws tepid praise from Trump admin after cracking down on protesters accused of antisemitism, yanking Yalies4Palestines student group status
Yale University drew tepid praise from the Trump administration Thursday for yanking Yalies4Palestine’s status as a registered student group and penalizing protesters accused of antisemitism during a virulent anti-Israel demonstration on campus Tuesday.On Tuesday evening, protesters erected eight tents on Beinecke Plaza on Yale’s central campus and allegedly engaged in “disturbing antisemitic conduct” while demonstrating against Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s forthcoming visit.
The Trump administration’s Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism, which includes representatives from the Education Department and the Department of Health and Human Services, cautiously praised the New Haven, Conn., school for its handling of the ordeal.“But with respect to on-campus events, Yale University appears to have enforced its time, place, and manner policies, cleared the area, de-registered a student organization involved in the incident, and started an investigation into individual discipline for students who crossed the line from speech into unlawful conduct,” the task force said in a statement.“We are cautiously encouraged by Yale’s actions and will be keeping an eye on the situation and aftermath.”Campus officials announced Wednesday that they were yanking Yalies4Palestine’s registered student organization status after concluding that the group had joined forces with an “unregistered group” and was “taking credit” for the Tuesday protest.
Yale University didn’t elaborate on the specific instances of “disturbing antisemitic conduct” that it claimed transpired during the Tuesday protest, saying that it is still “investigating those concerns.” The Post reached out for comment.Over 100 anti-Israel agitators had initially convened around Beinecke Plaza at 8 p.m.
local time and planned to stay the night before its encampment was disbanded due to threats from administrators just before midnight, the student newspaper, Yal...