The Trump administration is opening new investigations into allegations of antisemitism at five U.S. universities including Columbia and the University of California, Berkeley.

There was a 500 percent spike in antisemitic incidents on college campuses last year, according to the Anti-Defamation League.

The U.S. Justice Department formed a multi-agency task force on Monday to fight antisemitism, with its first priority "rooting out" antisemitic harassment in schools and universities.

President Donald Trump’s antisemitism executive order prompts fear for students involved in pro-Palestinian campus protests.

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