The U.S. Department of Education is investigating a conference on the Middle East held at the University of North Carolina after a legislator raised complaints that participants were biased against Israel.
The conference, titled "Conflict Over Gaza: People, Politics, and Possibilities," was held March 22-24 and co-sponsored by Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill.
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McClatchy D.C. reports that Raleigh Republican Rep. George Holding asked for an investigation in April, citing "reports of severe anti-Israeli bias and anti-Semitic rhetoric at the taxpayer-funded conference."
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos tasked investigators with determining whether the spending complied with requirements.
