This article is written by Adam Milstein:
Following the October 7th Hamas massacre in which more than 1,200 Israelis were murdered and 6,900 wounded, the global Jewish community has endured an unprecedented rise in antisemitic attacks. Perhaps most worrisome, these attacks are not only coming from terrorist groups like Hamas, Islamic Jihad and Hezbollah.
Regular civilians, activists, and college students continue to rally, protest, and cheer for the elimination of Israel and its Jewish population. It’s particularly chilling to witness college students at America’s preeminent academic institutions chant slogans celebrating exterminating Jews and eradicating the Jewish state. This blatant antisemitism under the guise of ‘human rights’ and ‘liberation’ is horrifying for all of us in the United States.
Regrettably, university administrators have hardly addressed the flagrant antisemitism on their campuses. Worse still, this prejudice is often promoted by professors in classrooms, and by DEI staffers & administrators on campus and online. This indoctrination, systematically orchestrated by our adversaries, has persisted for years. Today, in plain sight, we see the results of this ideology.
We must recognize that opposition to Israel’s right to exist is not solely antisemitic; it also embraces ideology opposed to the very principles upheld by America. The Islamo-leftist alliance comprised of terrorist groups and their radical left supporters aim not just to undermine Israel but also to effectively challenge and undercut foundational American values—such as religious freedom, the freedom of expression, and freedom of speech—values that are integral to the fabric of our democracy.
In our article, Why I Think the Golden Age for Jews in America is Coming to its End, published in 2022, we exposed the grave danger facing American Jewry. Since the start of this century, there was a rise and acceptance of a new form of antisemitism; Jew-hatred disguised as solely oppositional to Israel and promoted by the Islamo-leftist alliance. Sadly, today, the masks have come off. The prevailing sentiment on campuses has shifted. Students and faculty no longer merely criticize Israel, they disseminate clear and blatant Jew-hatred. Calling for the complete annihilation of the Jewish state and violence against all Jews is now the norm. And it’s appeased and accepted by too many academic leaders.
In an earlier article, from 2019, Pro-Palestinian Student Group Promotes Antisemitism at US College Conference we discussed how the lessons of the Holocaust have been forgotten. And how universities lend their legitimacy and use their platforms to normalize this new form of antisemitism. Sadly, the situation on campuses has only worsened. But all is not lost. In the wake of October 7th, Jewish leaders, funders, employers, and academics have finally awakened to the danger of new antisemitism. They are bravely standing against this vile hatred. We must join and support them to ensure “Never Again” is not just an empty slogan, but a call for action.
If you’re interested in partnering with us to fight antisemitism, support the State of Israel, and protect American democracy, we would love to hear from you.
Lastly, we invite you to learn more about the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), a Washington-based nonprofit. MEMRI actively monitors, translates, analyzes, and exposes antisemitic statements by Hamas officials, the Iranian government, and other regional actors in the press.
Adam Milstein is an Israeli-American “Venture Philanthropist.” He can be reached at contact@milsteinff.org, on Twitter @AdamMilstein, and on Facebook www.facebook.com/AdamMilsteinCP. Visit his site at AdamMilstein.org.