The letter cites an ADL study that conflates antisemitism with anti-Zionism and doesn’t differentiate attacks on someone for being Jewish from valid criticism of Israeli apartheid. I’m not entirely clear how they reach their 73% number unless it’s the summation of several categories. If we remove Israel from the equation, there’s still a large percent, >40%, experiencing antisemitism and that’s not okay. I do think there’s something to look at here, given that the number of Jewish students feeling safe actively declined. I also think everyone will continue to conflate criticism of the Palestinian genocide with bigotry.
Unfortunately, it isn't always an easy matter to separate an anti-Zionist position from an anti-Jewish one. And if history shows us anything, it's that people who tend to dance upon the razor's edge tend to get cut.
The letter cites an ADL study that conflates antisemitism with anti-Zionism and doesn’t differentiate attacks on someone for being Jewish from valid criticism of Israeli apartheid. I’m not entirely clear how they reach their 73% number unless it’s the summation of several categories. If we remove Israel from the equation, there’s still a large percent, >40%, experiencing antisemitism and that’s not okay. I do think there’s something to look at here, given that the number of Jewish students feeling safe actively declined. I also think everyone will continue to conflate criticism of the Palestinian genocide with bigotry.
Unfortunately, it isn't always an easy matter to separate an anti-Zionist position from an anti-Jewish one. And if history shows us anything, it's that people who tend to dance upon the razor's edge tend to get cut.