Hamas supporters could be added to list that includes terrorism suspects if GOP bill becomes law

FIRST ON FOX: Legislation introduced Tuesday would place supporters of terrorists, including those who support Hamas and those who call for violence against Jews, on the no-fly list, as anti-Israel protests on college campuses sweep the streets. universities throughout the country.

Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., is introducing the No-Fly Terrorist Act, which would put people on the Transportation Security Administration’s no-fly list if they have encouraged violence against Jews, have pledged support for terrorist groups or have been disciplined. by higher education institutions for such conduct.

Terrorist organizations are designated as such by the Secretary of State and include Hamas, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the Palestine Liberation Front. Currently, the no-fly list is a small subset of the terrorist watch list that contains information on known or suspected terrorists.

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The bill is co-sponsored by Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and comes after thousands of protesters have been arrested at colleges and universities in recent weeks, since forming an encampment at Columbia University on the 18th. of April.

There have been a number of accusations of discrimination against Jewish students, and students say they feel unsafe on campus and have been intimidated. a group of students of Colombian law he supposedly declared that no Jew will be “safe” or “free” until “Palestine” is free.

Marshall asserted that professional agitators can promote terrorism without consequences on college campuses.

“Hamas terrorist sympathizers not only hate Israel, they hate the United States and everything we stand for. These far-left paid professional agitators are promoting terrorism without fear of consequences from this Administration and these university presidents who coddle them to safeguard their rights. donor lists,” Marshall said in a statement.

“These radical Marxists who are doing Hamas’ bidding across the country on university campuses, threatening the safety of our students and Jewish communities, must be treated the same way we treat the terrorist organizations they are pledging their support for.” and should be immediately placed on the TSA No Fly List,” he said.

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More than a thousand anti-Israel protesters march from Columbus Circle through midtown Manhattan to Grand Central on November 10, 2023. (Stephen Yang for Fox News Digital)

Blackburn said it is “unacceptable for terrorist sympathizers to threaten the safety of Jewish students in the United States with little or no consequences.”

“When protesters chant ‘We are Hamas’ and carry ‘Death to America’ signs, we must believe them. Any student, teacher, or paid protester in the United States who promotes terrorism or participates in terrorist acts on behalf of Hamas should be immediately imprisoned. the TSA no-fly list,” he said.

The legislation will be introduced as an amendment to the reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration currently moving through the Senate.

The bill comes days after the House voted to expand the legal definition of anti-Semitism used to enforce anti-discrimination laws. The bill passed the House overwhelmingly by 320 votes in favor and 91 against, with a majority of Republicans and Democrats.

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If passed by the Senate and signed by President Biden, the bipartisan Antisemitism Awareness Act would require the Department of Education to legally adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Act. definition of antisemitism when applying anti-discrimination rules.

Fox News’ Liz Elkind and Lindsey Kornick contributed to this report.