The Biden administration announced Monday steps it’s taking to counter what it calls an “alarming rise” in reported antisemitic incidents at schools and on college campuses since the war between Israel and Hamas broke out earlier this month.

The actions also target anti-Muslim incidents.

“We can’t stand by and stand silent [in the wake of antisemitic and Islamophobic incidents],” President Joe Biden said during his Oct. 19 Oval Office address. “We must, without equivocation, denounce antisemitism. We must also, without equivocation, denounce Islamophobia.”

The Homeland Defense and Justice departments have taken steps to include campus law enforcement in their engagements with state and local agencies. That outreach has included sharing public safety information and hosting multiple calls with campus police. 

The Justice Department’s Community Relations Service is providing support on college campuses and has been in contact with Jewish, Muslim, Arab and other impacted communities on college  campuses. 

And the Department of Homeland Defense’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has tasked 225 protective security and cybersecurity advisers with proactively engaging with schools to assess and address their needs. 

Meanwhile, The Education Department is working to expedite the reporting process for discrimination complaints under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act by clearly stating that certain forms of antisemitism and Islamophobia are illegal. The update is expected to be completed by the end of the week, the Biden administration said.

The Education Department also plans to host several technical assistance webinar to help people who may potentially file discrimination complaints. 

On Monday, Second gentleman Doug Emhoff, who is Jewish, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and other administration officials are discussing the new measures with the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organization. 

Later this week, Cardona and White House domestic policy adviser will hold roundtable discussions with Jewish students in New York and Baltimore. The Education Department has in recent weeks conducted similar site visits in San Francisco, St. Louis and Maine.

On Sunday, Cornell University announced it dispatched campus police to a Jewish center after threatening statements appeared on a discussion board Sunday.

Cornell President Martha E. Pollack issued a statement explaining there were a series of “horrendous, antisemitic messages” threatening violence against the university's Jewish community, specifically naming the address of the Center for Jewish Living.

The Anti-Defamation League said last week it saw a 388% increase in reported antisemitic incidents in the United States from Oct. 7 — the day Hamas terrorists attacked Israel — and Oct. 23. One hundred ninety of the 312 incidents were directly linked to the war.