Hamas sympathizers could be added to list that includes terrorist suspects if GOP bill becomes law

FIRST ON FOX: Legislation being introduced connected Tuesday would enactment terrorist supporters, including those backing Hamas and those who telephone for unit against Jews, connected the no-fly list, arsenic anti-Israel field protests engulf colleges crossed the country.

Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., is introducing the No Flights for Terrorists Act, which would enactment individuals connected the Transportation Security Administration’s no-fly database if they person encouraged unit against Jews, pledged enactment for violent groups, oregon person been disciplined by higher acquisition institutions for specified conduct.

Terrorist organizations are designated arsenic specified by the caput of state, and see Hamas, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Palestine Islamic Jihad and the Palestine Liberation Front. Currently, the no-fly database is simply a tiny subset of the panic watchlist that contains the accusation of known oregon suspected terrorists. 

COLUMBIA LAW STUDENT GROUP REPORTEDLY DECLARES NO JEW IS SAFE UNTIL ‘EVERYONE IS SAFE’

Sen. Roger Marshall speaks during a Senate Budget Committee proceeding successful Washington, D.C., connected March 15, 2023. (Getty Images)

The measure is being co-sponsored by Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and comes aft thousands of protesters person been arrested astatine colleges and universities successful caller weeks, since the enactment of an encampment astatine Columbia University connected April 18.

There person been a fig of allegations of favoritism against Jewish students, with students saying they consciousness unsafe connected field and person been intimidated. One pupil radical from Columbia Law reportedly declared that nary Jew is "safe" oregon "free" until "Palestine" is free.

Marshall claimed that nonrecreational agitators are capable to beforehand coercion without consequences connected assemblage campuses.

"Hamas violent sympathizers don’t conscionable hatred Israel, they hatred America and everything we basal for. These Far-Left paid nonrecreational agitators are promoting coercion with nary fearfulness of the consequences from this Administration and these University Presidents who are coddling them to safeguard their donor lists," Marshall said successful a statement.

"These extremist Marxists who are doing Hamas’ bidding crossed the state connected assemblage campuses, threatening the information of our Jewish students and communities, should beryllium treated the aforesaid mode we dainty the violent organizations they are pledging their enactment to and instantly beryllium placed connected the TSA No Fly List," helium said.

COLUMBIA CRACKS DOWN ON PROTESTERS, THREATENS SUSPENSION AS DEADLINE LOOMS

Over a 1000 anti-Israel protesters march from Columbus Circle astir midtown Manhattan to Grand Central, Nov. 10, 2023. (Stephen Yang for Fox News Digital)

Blackburn said it is "unacceptable for violent sympathizers to endanger the information of Jewish students successful America with small to nary consequence." 

"When protesters chant ‘We are Hamas’ and transportation astir ‘Death to America’ posters, we should judge them. Any student, prof oregon paid protester successful America who promotes coercion oregon engages successful violent acts connected behalf of Hamas should instantly beryllium placed connected the TSA No Fly List," she said.

The authorities volition beryllium filed arsenic an amendment to the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization presently moving done the Senate.

The measure comes days aft the House voted to grow the ineligible explanation of antisemitism utilized to enforce anti-discrimination laws. The measure overwhelmingly passed the House by a 320-91 vote, netting a bulk of Republicans and Democrats.

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If passed by the Senate and signed by President Biden, the bipartisan Antisemitism Awareness Act would mandate that the Department of Education legally follow the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) definition of antisemitism erstwhile enforcing anti-discrimination rules. 

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