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‘Being a Jew at NYU right now is scary’: Students recall fear on campus as antisemitic sentiments rise

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By Alexander Hall – Fox News

Two New York Jewish college students detailed the fear they have felt with the rise of antisemitic sentiments on campus since Hamas’ terror attack on Israel last month.

Bella Ingber and Yola Ashkenazie spoke to “America Reports” Thursday about antisemitic radicalism on campus amid the war in Gaza. On October 7, Hamas launched a multi-pronged terror attack on Israeli army bases, civilian communities and a music festival that led to at least 1,400 deaths and 240 kidnappings in Israel. While many in the international community were initially horrified by the events, soon after, many teachers and students in American schools nationwide started expressing support for Hamas and antagonizing Jewish students.

“Being a Jew at NYU right now is scary,” Ingber said. “We are seeing an uptick in anti-Israel protests that are turning antisemitic. There are signs that read ‘globalize the Intifada’ which is a historical call for the extermination of Jews and call for violence against Jews.” (Continue Reading)

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‘Being a Jew at NYU right now is scary’: Students recall fear on campus as antisemitic sentiments rise

Catholic university becomes safe haven for Jewish students escaping antisemitism

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As the carnage in the Middle East persists, an America’s New Majority Project poll recently found that more than 75 percent of Americans are closely following the news about the Israel-Hamas war in the Middle East.

While a majority of voters agree that Israel must do what is necessary to destroy Hamas, and that Hamas is responsible for Palestinian civilian casualties, the outlandish defense of Hamas’s atrocities across the United States– particularly on university campuses – raises great concern.

American universities ought to be centers where ideas, debates, and opinions are freely exchanged, but many, instead, have fostered hateful, antisemitic ideology among the student population. A recent Harvard CAPS/Harris poll found that 48 percent of voters between 18-24 support Hamas in the current conflict. (Continue Reading)

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