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A scathing House Republican report released Thursday exposed widespread failures by the Biden administration, prestigious universities, and medical institutions to address the surge in antisemitism following Hamas’ October 7, 2023, terror attack.

According to the report obtained exclusively by The Post, six GOP-led House committees revealed that antisemitism has been allowed to spread unchecked due to institutional indifference and denial. The 42-page document highlights how Jewish Americans have faced harassment, intimidation, and hostility nationwide, undermining fundamental American values of religious freedom.

While hate speech generally remains protected under U.S. law unless it constitutes harassment or contributes to criminal behavior, the report emphasizes that federal law prohibits discrimination by organizations receiving taxpayer funding. This provision could serve as leverage to strengthen anti-discrimination policies at universities and medical facilities.

The investigation revealed that institutions consistently failed to take meaningful disciplinary action against alleged antisemitic behavior, implement changes to conduct codes, or face funding consequences for allowing anti-Jewish sentiment to proliferate.

Columbia University received particular scrutiny, with the report recommending that federal agencies use financial incentives to promote stronger anti-discrimination policies. The committees urged aggressive enforcement of Title VI regulations, suggesting that institutions failing to protect students should lose access to federal funding.

The investigation uncovered disturbing incidents beyond the widely reported antisemitic events, which occurred alongside anti-Palestinian incidents during protests over Israel’s Gaza operations. At Columbia’s medical school, one particularly troubling case involved a student who overheard healthcare providers discussing whether to “treat her because she was Israeli.”

“She sat in the room for another 10 minutes until someone finally came to address her health needs. As of mid-December 2024, representatives of Columbia University have not provided any information to the Committees as a part of this investigation beyond an October 2, 2024, response of basic platitudes.”

The report criticizes Columbia’s handling of protestors who occupied Hamilton Hall. Despite promising expulsion for 22 arrested students, the university reversed course after faculty pressure, allowing seven to graduate and reducing punishments for others.

Notably, the document highlights instances of apparent bias in disciplinary actions. Jewish students faced harsher penalties than those engaging in antisemitic behavior, with Columbia allowing false allegations about a “chemical attack” to persist despite knowing Jewish students had merely used novelty sprays.

“Columbia failed to correct the record despite requests from the Jewish community, even as anti-Israel students used the false narrative of a ‘chemical attack’ purportedly involving military-grade ‘skunk spray’ to demonize Jewish students and call for excluding Israelis.

“Columbia finally acknowledged that the incident was not a ‘chemical attack’ in August 2024, pursuant to a settlement with one of the Jewish students excessively disciplined, which also awarded the student $395,000 and modified the suspension to conditional disciplinary probation.”

The report notes that institutions facing antisemitism allegations, including Columbia, USC, UCLA, George Washington University, Harvard, and Yale, received $2.7 billion in federal funding during fiscal year 2023. It also criticizes federal agencies for impeding investigations into visa statuses of individuals harassing Jewish students and the flow of government money to certain tax-exempt organizations.

The document concludes that many institutions have dismissed criticism and avoided responsibility, allowing antisemitism to flourish in environments that contradict American values.