The Biden Administration has no plans to label people who make “violent antisemitic threats” as “domestic terrorists”
Instead, the government has investigated parents concerned about their children's education based on false accusations of terrorism.
(Cordon Press)
The Biden Administration has no intention of qualifying American citizens who are accused of making “violent antisemitic threats” in the United States as “domestic terrorists.” Biden’s National Security Council spokesman, John Kirby, revealed this during Tuesday’s White House daily briefing.
“I don’t know that we’re classifying people as domestic terrorists for that. I mean, that’s really a question better left to law enforcement. I’m not aware that there’s been such a characterization of that,” Kirby said.
Antisemitic threats in the United States have grown exponentially in the past month following Hamas’ terrorist attacks against Israel. The country’s universities, such as Cornell, were the focus of explicit threats against the Jewish community in the United States.
The White House’s position contradicts the record of the current Democratic Administration, which has been harshly criticized for investigating parents concerned about their children’s education under unfounded accusations of domestic terrorism.
In September 2021, the National School Boards Association (NSBA) wrote a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland to take action against parents who attended school board meetings to complain about the programs taught to their children and other topics.
The letter read that the actions of some citizens at board meetings, which could become violent or off-color in some specific cases, constituted a threat of “domestic terrorism.” Garland ordered government agencies such as the FBI to investigate the parents.
NSBA CEO Chip Slaven and President Viola García signed the controversial letter.
When made public, Garland’s letter and order generated intense national outrage that prompted an automatic apology from the NSBA board of directors.
“To be clear, the safety of school board members, other public school officials, and students is our top priority, and there remains important work to be done on this issue,” the board wrote. “However, there was no justification for some of the language included in the letter.”
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