"Being associated with a student who boldly declared that "Jews must be abolished by any means" definitely wasn't a good look for University of Florida. My position on Jews is simple: whatever Harvard professor Noel Ignatiev meant by his call to "abolish the White race by any means necessary" is what I think must be done with Jews. Jews must be abolished by any means necessary.- Preston Damsky (@preston_terry_) March 21, 2025"
"A federal judge heard arguments Oct. 29 in the case of a University of Florida law student expelled for antisemitic tweets....[Damsky's lawyer] said Damsky's statements were not literal or targeted. "It was basically trolling," he said. Damsky tweeted that Jews should be abolished to around 25 followers. It wasn't until a UF law professor responded, asking if Damsky would murder her and her family, that the tweet raised broad concerns among UF law students and faculty."
The federal administration has threatened universities with loss of accreditation and withdrawal of earmarked federal funds for inadequate responses to antisemitism. Public universities are on heightened alert to punish and distance themselves from students who express antisemitic views. A University of Florida law student posted tweets advocating abolition of Jews and authored a White supremacist constitutional law paper, leading to expulsion. The expelled student sued for alleged free speech violations. A federal judge heard arguments; the student's lawyer characterized the posts as trolling, while faculty responses amplified safety concerns among students and faculty. Tension persists between free speech limits and campus protection duties.
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