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The Growing Antisemitism Among Young Americans

We need to look at antisemitism not in theory, but in practice. We must combat it whether it’s being propagated by a white nationalist marching with tiki-torches or by a fervent anti-Zionist harassing students on campus. More than that, we need to wake up to the generational shift happening, make clear that antisemitism is never acceptable, and redouble our efforts to educate them to how the virus of antisemitism can infect an entire society, hurting not just the Jewish community, but ultimately all of us.

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 What the backlash to student protests over Gaza is really about

Protests over the war in Gaza erupted on Columbia University’s campus last week and have sparked demonstrations at other universities across the country. The demonstrations have resulted in some intense crackdowns and political scrutiny, all coming in the wake of recent congressional hearings on antisemitism on campus and amid an uptick in both antisemitism and anti-Muslim sentiment in the US.

 Yasmin Abdel Khaleq October 17, 2023

Also, stop calling people anti-semitic for standing with Palestine! Mind you, there is nothing wrong with Jewish self-determination. What is completely wrong is the ethnic cleansing and dispossession of the Palestinian people for the past 75+ years just so these Zionists who came from all over the world can establish a homeland. We do not hate Jews, we hate Zionism.

Articles of Interest

Antisemitism at Columbia University Is a Disgrace

What is happening at Columbia University is a disgrace. That it is happening in New York, home to more Jews than any other city in the world, and at a supposed institution of higher learning, makes it incomprehensible. I understand the right to free speech, the guarantees of the First Amendment, the value of robust debate at academic institutions. But freedoms aren’t without limits, and much of what is going on at Columbia isn’t speech at all. Threats, terror tactics and menacing conduct don’t warrant protection.

Campus Antisemitism Surges Amid Encampments and Related Protests at Columbia and Other U.S. Colleges

Several protesters, including those who are participating in the encampments or have demonstrated in support of the encampments, have expressed explicit support for Hamas terrorism and urged Hamas to commit further violence against Israel. Some protesters have also directly confronted Jewish students on and near campus, at times using antisemitic rhetoric.

Criticising Israel doesn’t mean we are antisemitic

I understand his point that the one can lead to the other; that the damning of Israel’s politics and policies sits alongside racism. But it is not the same thing. While the dividing line is thin, it does exist.

How Anti-Semitism Threatens American Democracy

A conversation with Franklin Foer about our April cover story.

How the Holocaust happened in plain sight

Six million Jews were murdered between 1933 and 1945. How Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party turned anti-Semitism into genocide.

The high-stakes debate over how the US defines “antisemitism”

The White House’s new strategy for fighting antisemitism has global implications.

The New Antisemitism

Why won’t antisemitism die, or at least die down? In the months following Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, antisemitic incidents increased substantially.

To Combat Antisemitism, Understand Its Variety

It isn’t always a matter of simple hatred. Sometimes it springs from ideology or is a product of ignorance.

Unpacking the truth of antisemitism on college campuses

Colleges have become a flashpoint in discussions about rising antisemitism. But some on those campuses say the alarm from politicians and groups distorts reality and their motives should be examined.

When protest turns to hatred: There’s far too much antisemitism in the free Palestine movement

But far worse, outside the gates on Broadway, exercising their First Amendment right to spread hate under the watchful eyes of a great many NYPD cops, were a hardcore bunch of anti-Israel zealots (be they students or not), with their loud, nasty chants and their banging drums. Their message was that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, a horrendous lie, and the world’s only Jewish state must be destroyed. It was a lot less pro-Palestinian than viciously anti-Israel and antisemitic. And so once again, the free Palestine movement is infected with antisemitism, the socialism of fools, an embarrassing and disgusting reality that they will not admit.

Why Anti-Israel Protesters Won’t Stop Harassing Jews

The movement’s ideological character invites rage and violence.