Biden administration officials, voicing alarm at reports of anti-Jewish incidents at US universities, have met American Jewish leaders to discuss steps to counter the surge, a White House official said.

According to Reuters, tensions between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian groups have sprung up on some US campuses, including several in New York, prompting university officials to tighten security.

“There is no place for hate in America, and we condemn any anti-Semitic threat or incident in the strongest terms,” White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre told a regular briefing.

She said the Biden administration was closely monitoring threats at Cornell University in New York and would do “everything we can” to counter anti-Jewish actions and threats across the country.

The White House said it was taking action to fight “an alarming uptick” in anti-Semitic incidents at schools and colleges, including working to ensure campus law enforcement was engaged with state and local law enforcement.