South Michigan News

On the second anniversary of the October 7 attack by Hamas, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) released a statement addressing ongoing antisemitism in American schools. Walberg said, “Two years after Hamas’ despicable terrorist attack, Jewish students and faculty members across the United States are still experiencing unprecedented antisemitic harassment. Hamas’ brutal butchery on October 7 left a deep scar on Jewish people worldwide, reopening wounds for a community that continues to experience history’s oldest hatred. Yet instead of resoundingly condemning this atrocity, radical professors and K-12 educators chose to spread antisemitism. Today, students of all ages are being indoctrinated in hateful ideology and are encouraged to harass their Jewish and pro-Israel peers. This is wrong.”

He continued, “Ultimately, those entrusted with leadership have failed to address the disease of antisemitism taking root. Their inaction not only betrays their duty to protect students—it violates the Civil Rights Act and leaves Jewish teachers and students feeling unsafe. Time and again, my Committee has shown it will uphold the law and combat antisemitic discrimination. Republicans will continue to protect Jews on campus, especially as education bureaucrats fail to do so.”

Tim Walberg has represented Michigan’s 5th district in the U.S. Congress since 2011, succeeding Mark Schauer. Before his time in Congress, he served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1983 to 1999. Walberg was born in Chicago in 1951 and currently resides in Tipton. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Taylor University.