Republican lawmakers on Tuesday accused university leaders of enabling antisemitism through weak enforcement, ideological bias, and foreign funding, charges educators forcefully rejected in a heated House hearing that exposed deep divisions over campus speech and Jewish student safety.

The hearing featured tense exchanges with leaders from Georgetown University, the City University of New York (CUNY), and the University of California, Berkeley. Lawmakers questioned faculty who praised Hamas, student-led protests that disrupted campuses, and the influence of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and foreign donors, particularly Qatar, whom Republicans blamed for fueling a hostile climate for Jewish students.