Campus Antisemitism
A University of Michigan student wrote on Instagram, “Until my last breath, I will utter death to every single individual who supports the Zionist state. Death and more. Death and worse.”
The university attracted the attention of three Jewish nonprofits “because of the egregious nature of the physical assaults on Jewish students.”
“The gravity of this situation and these outcomes weighs heavily” on the school’s leadership, said C. Cybele Raver, Vanderbilt’s provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs.
The school’s president, Minouche Shafik, called the unauthorized event “an abhorrent breach of our values.”
Universities look to preserve their tax-exempt status and avoid political embarrassment, as two House committees continue to investigate antisemitism on campuses.
The complaint cites incidents such as a protest where students chanted “intifada” and “brick by brick, wall by wall, apartheid has got to fall.”
Dr. Phil McGraw blasts two students at U of M for their inability to condemn the horrors committed by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7.
“The committee was disappointed in the materials it received and is expecting future productions to be more productive,” a committee spokesman told JNS.
The image depicting Erwin Chemerinsky, the Jewish dean of the law school, holding bloody silverware was soon replaced.
The rise in anti-Jewish and anti-Israel sentiment on campus has grabbed the attention of 93% of poll respondents.
“Our policy of zero tolerance for antisemitism and all acts of intimidation, harassment and hatred remains in place,” said school president John Fry.
“Israel has every right to defend itself against Hamas terrorists and has shown great restraint in its actions,” stated Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.).
