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2025-07-20 Fifth Column
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Academia surrenders, starts working on how to have their Jew hate and give it up, too
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Some articles I saw since the last time I posted a round up, to get a sense of the changing Zeitgeist:
US campuses see record levels of antisemitism, but drop in violent attacks
[IsraelTimes] Hillel International leaders cite newfound ‘penalty for antisemitism on many universities’ as driving online what would previously have been in-person incidents
A record 2,334 antisemitic incidents were reported on US college campuses during the 2024-2025 school year, even as violent attacks declined, Hillel International said Thursday, citing a new-found “penalty for antisemitism at many universities.”
The report came during a Trump administration campaign, following a wave of pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel and often pro-Hamas demonstrations, to force universities to crack down on rule- and law-breaking protests, as well as to overhaul many academic programs and admissions practices. The campaign has divided the American Jewish community, and drawn accusations of trying to snuff out free expression.
The total number of reported antisemitic incidents on campuses was 26 percent higher this year than the 1,853 incidents recorded in 2023-2024, in the immediate aftermath of the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel. It was nearly 10 times the 289 incidents reported in the 2022-2023 year before the war started.
The number of incidents involving violence, threats of violence, vandalism and graffiti dropped by 22% to 752, the Jewish campus organization said. The main cause of the rise was a 185% rise in online harassment, it noted.
“Over the past year, many universities have made significant changes to better clarify and enforce their policies and codes of conduct, supported by our work with them to achieve these improvements,” said Hillel president and CEO Adam Lehman.
George Mason Faculty Members Asked Their President To Denounce Anti-Semitism Like He Did Islamophobia. He Declined, Emails Show.
Under pressure from US feds, Columbia announces new measures to combat antisemitism
[IsraelTimes] Acting Columbia President Claire Shipman says discrimination office will use IHRA definition of antisemitism, appoint coordinators to ensure compliance with civil rights protections.
Shipman reiterated that Columbia has “zero tolerance for discrimination and harassment based on protected traits, including Jewish and Israeli identity.” The university will reinforce that message in regular statements to the campus community, she said.
The university will also cease recognizing or meeting with Columbia University Apartheid Divest, the campus coalition leading anti-Israel protests, including any of its representatives or affiliated organizations. Dozens of student groups are part of the alliance. The university administration was criticized for negotiating with the group last year, after the activists caused widespread turmoil on the campus that included instances of antisemitism.
“Organizations that promote violence or encourage disruptions of our academic mission are not welcome on our campuses and the University will not engage with them,” Shipman said.
The announcement came after reports indicated Columbia was nearing a deal with the Trump administration, which has stripped hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding to the university.
[But a] Jewish Columbia faculty member called on Columbia to make changes, including to the university governance structure that has made it difficult to punish anti-Israel protesters who violated campus policies, and to the university’s Center for Palestine Studies. Professor Joseph Massad, for example, hailed the October 2023 Hamas invasion of Israel as “awesome,” but remains on staff and last semester taught a course on the history of Israel.
Last week, New York’s Barnard College, an affiliate of Columbia, announced similar measures to combat antisemitism while settling an antisemitism lawsuit filed by Jewish students. Columbia was also a defendant in the lawsuit, but was not part of the settlement.
Last week, Shai Davidai, an outspoken Israeli assistant professor at Columbia, resigned, saying he had “lost all trust in the institution and respect for my colleagues.”
Columbia was an epicenter of widespread anti-Israel and in some cases antisemitic protests that took place on campuses across the US last year. A Columbia antisemitism task force on antisemitism reported “crushing” discrimination against Jews and Israelis in a report released last year.
Students at Netanyahu’s Pennsylvania high school seek to remove PM from hall of fame
Petition backed by some 15% of students at Cheltenham High School in suburban Philadelphia says prime minister ((Class of 1967) should be removed from wall honoring alumni because of ICC war crime charges.
Oooooo, 15%! I bet they can't even do that math
Netanyahu lived in Cheltenham twice, from 1956 to 1958 when he was in elementary school, and from 1963 to 1967 when he was in high school, while his father taught at a local Jewish studies institute. At Cheltenham High, he participated in soccer, debate and chess clubs and reportedly skipped his graduation ceremony to return to Israel to enlist in the Israel Defense Forces.
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