WTH is Antisemitism Exploding on College Campuses? Hillel International’s Adam Lehman Explains

Self-proclaimed “anti-Israel” and “anti-war” protests have
gripped college campuses ever since Hamas’ brutal terrorist
attack killed, injured, and took hostage thousands of Israeli
civilians on October 7. However, in recent weeks, protesters have
begun taking siege to universities across the country, setting up
77 “encampments” on quads, vandalizing property, barricading
themselves in buildings, and physically and verbally assaulting
Jewish students who dare to pass by them. The response from many
college administrators and faculty has been timid, when not
directly supportive of protesters that have turned violently
antisemitic. Where does this antisemitism come from? And what can
we do to stamp out the pervasive Jew-hatred plaguing our
universities?


Adam Lehman is the President and CEO of Hillel International, the
largest Jewish student organization in the world. Adam started
his career at Skadden, Arps, and spent two decades as an
executive and entrepreneur, including as a Senior Vice President
at AOL. He was a Harry S. Truman Scholar at Dartmouth College and
is a graduate of Harvard Law School.


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