Alan Dershowitz to Newsmax: Trump Order on Antisemitism Good Step Forward

Alan Dershowitz, Harvard Law professor emeritus, told Newsmax on Wednesday he favors President Donald Trump’s executive order to address antisemitism on college campuses, but more needs to be done.

Trump signed the executive order, “Additional Measures to Combat Anti-Semitism,” earlier Wednesday, one of three he signed to build upon his campaign promises of fundamental changes to the U.S. education system.

The order directs the Department of Justice and attorney general to take “immediate action” to prosecute antisemitic crimes such as vandalism and intimidation, as well as investigate “anti-Jewish racism in leftist, anti-American colleges and universities.” The order also focuses on revoking student visas and deporting international students who are deemed sympathetic to Hamas.

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