{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://stefanik.house.gov/2024/10/stefanik-ernst-demand-investigation-into-columbia-student-groups-issuing-anti-jewish-and-anti-israel-threats", "Stefanik, Ernst Demand Investigation into Columbia Student Groups Issuing Anti-Jewish and Anti-Israel Threats", "2024-10-15", "2024", "2024-10", "Republican", "House", "NY", "Elise M. Stefanik", "S001196", "stefanik.house.gov", "stefanik", "https://stefanik.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Saratoga, N.Y. - Congresswoman Elise Stefanik and Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) sent a letter to FBI Assistant Director in Charge James Dennehy demanding action is taken regarding the threats of violence coming from the Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD) student group coalition. These violent threats towards Jewish and Israeli students and allies demand immediate attention and a thorough investigation to prevent any acts of terrorism.\n\nIn the letter, the lawmakers state, \u201cRegarding these terroristic threats, CUAD initially wrote a statement apologizing for and disavowing such heinous remarks. However, on October 8, 2024, CUAD apologized for the apology, saying its contrition \u201cdoes not represent \u2026 CUAD\u2019s values.\u201d In the same statement, CUAD advocated for \u201cliberation by any means necessary, including armed resistance,\u201d and even wrote, in black and white, \u201cviolence is the only path forward.\u201d Notably, earlier in the week, the same group endorsed the Hamas-claimed terrorist attack in Tel Aviv, embracing the same language used in its publicly posted threat, calling it \u201ca significant act of resistance.\u201d This so-called \u201cbold attack\u201d claimed the lives of seven people. Among the dead was the mother of a nine-month-old baby who died shielding her child, who himself was rushed to the hospital with injuries.\u201d\n\nThe lawmakers continued, \u201cThese threats aren\u2019t idle. Last spring, amid significant violence in which the group and its leaders engaged, the director of the Orthodox Union-Jewish Learning Initiative at Columbia and Barnard urged Jewish students to \u201creturn home as soon as possible and remain home\u201d because \u201cColumbia University\u2019s Public Safety and the NYPD cannot guarantee Jewish students\u2019 safety in the face of extreme antisemitism and anarchy.\u201d\u201d\n\nRead the full letter HERE.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:57:20Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://stefanik.house.gov/2024/10/stefanik-ernst-demand-investigation-into-columbia-student-groups-issuing-anti-jewish-and-anti-israel-threats"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8763989899307489, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}