As the new academic year begins in America, a new survey exposes the fear of antisemitism Jewish students are starting to feel.
According to Alums for Campus Fairness (ACF), 44% of Jewish students and recent graduates rarely or never feel safe identifying as Jews on campus. A staggering 80% report that they or someone they know have experienced antisemitic remarks from fellow students, while 60% have encountered offensive or threatening comments from faculty or staff.
“My professor went on a rant about how there are too many Jews in medicine. He also said that terrorism is just what the big army calls the little army, and said Hamas is a group of ‘freedom fighters’,” one anonymous respondent shared in the comments section.
The survey highlights a pervasive climate of fear, with 69% of respondents expressing concerns about their safety on campus. Over half reported physical threats related to their Jewish identity, and 78% avoid certain places or events out of fear.
An overwhelming 95% of participants consider antisemitism a problem on their campus, with 83% deeming it a “very serious problem.” More than half believe the threat is worsening as no end to the war seems possible in the foreseeable future.
While some universities have implemented stricter guidelines to combat antisemitism this year, others have faced criticism and legal action for their inaction. At Columbia University, for example, anti-Israel protesters this week called for Israel’s destruction outside a welcome event for Jewish students.
To answer to that antisemitic professor, I’d say that the terrorism, in my opinion, is different from “freedom fighting (or guerrillas, resistance)” by their target groups: terrorists, both foreign, and domestic target civilians, while resistance targets military installations and personnel. On October 7, majority of both Hamas, and PIJ operatives targeted civilians, that make them terrorists.
Jewish students should proudly display their both Jewish, and American patriotic symbols on clothes, should congregate in groups for their safety, publicize any violence against them, and shouldn’t be afraid to be involved into polemics with their opponents, in their spare time, of course.
I recently came across of one eloquent speech that systematized questions to Islamic terrorists’ sympathizers. https://www.facebook.com/reel/971395524306522?fs=e&mibextid=iexibG&fs=e&s=7MtrtK
Simply put, it’s time to stop being afraid, to unite, and to fight back.
Fuente: https://jewishbreakingnews.com/jewish-students-brace-for-antisemitism-as-school-year-begins/
