Adam Guillette in the Washington Examiner: It’s not too late to change the tide on campus antisemitism

OPINION:

In the months since the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, college campuses across America have become a hotbed of hate and antisemitism. Students have made headlines the world over for engaging in violent protests calling for the destruction of Israel. Reports of antisemitic incidents have reached record highs. As president of Accuracy in Media, a watchdog organization focusing on higher education, I have seen this proliferation of hate occur in real time.

We have traversed the country over the past few months, visiting more than a dozen universities. The schools we chose to visit all had one thing in common: Their university leaders were either unable or unwilling to protect Jewish students, discipline the most radical offenders, and forcefully condemn antisemitism on campus. In some extreme cases, faculty members themselves engaged in troubling or outright antisemitic behavior.

The goal of our cross-country campaign has been clear: to hold antisemites accountable and expose their hateful views to the world. To do so, we deployed mobile billboards to 13 campuses, purchased over 400 website domains with the names of the worst offenders, built websites, and launched geographically targeted ads calling on university trustees to act. We also launched www.CheckYourHate.com, a website asking potential employers to use this comprehensive database to ensure they do not hire antisemites.

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