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May 1, 2024

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Chairman Ben Proto

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Governor Lamont, Lt. Governor Bysiewicz and Democrats in Connecticut
Need to Act on Yale



MIDDLETOWN — “The rise of blatant antisemitism at Yale University
requires action by Governor Ned Lamont, Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz,
and the Democrats in the Connecticut General

Assembly,” said Ben Proto, Chairman of the Connecticut Republican Party.
Their silence on these actions, particularly that of Senate President
Martin Looney, who represents the city of New Haven, has been deafening.
Their silence provides these antisemitic protestors with the belief that
what they say is supported by the Democrats.”



“The leadership of Yale University is complicit in all these antisemitic
activities,” continued Proto. “It is time for Governor Lamont, Lt.
Governor Bysiewicz, and the Democrat leadership in Hartford to send a
clear message to the leadership of Yale and

the students, who are acting with callous indifference to the entire
Jewish community, by removing the university’s tax-exempt status and
reviewing any other state programs that taxpayers in Connecticut provide
to Yale and its affiliated entities.”



“Governor Lamont and Lt. Governor Bysiewicz serve as ex-officio members
of the Yale University Board of Trustees, and Governor Lamont is a
graduate of Yale University. They have a voice on that board, but rather
than standing up and condemning the vile

words and actions made and taken against students, staff, and community
members of the Jewish faith, they choose to hide behind their benign
comments about protecting free speech when the evidence of hostility
toward the Jewish community by these

agitators is self-evident” said Proto.



These agitators, aligned with other domestic terrorist organizations on
college campuses across the country, have verbally and physically
attacked individuals solely based on their religious beliefs. Make no
mistake, these actions are hate crimes, NOT

free speech. It is time to hold these agitators responsible for their
words and actions. Governor Lamont, Lt. Governor Bysiewicz, and the
Democrats in Hartford need to stand up, speak out, and take action that
will show not only Yale and the agitators but also

America and the world that Connecticut will not stand for these
hate-filled acts. Remove Yale’s tax-exempt status, and do not allow the
taxpayers of Connecticut to subsidize Yale’s multi-billion dollar a year
institution by allowing it to receive taxpayer money unless and until it
stands up to bigotry and hatred and condemns and stops these antisemitic
acts” concluded Proto.





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