There was a 235% increase in antisemitic incidents in 2023 compared to the previous year.
“Just because they’ve cleared away the encampment doesn’t mean that they have dealt with the underlying problems,” said Kenneth L. Marcus, the founder of the Brandeis Center.
Despite the approval, concerns persist regarding the divisive nature of such demonstrations and their impact on community cohesion.
The announcement comes ahead of an expected influx of travel to Sweden for the beginning of the Eurovision Song Contest on May 7.
Addressing the resurgence of antisemitism worldwide, Herzog encouraged Jews to have hope and stand strong.
A scuffle over an attempt to take an Israeli flag from student led to violence.
There is no longer a place for Jewish students at colleges like Columbia and Barnard, says student.
Research shows that respondents understand that antisemitism is prolific in Europe, owever, many of them have never met a Jew or Israeli.
“We’ll see a peaceful end to the unauthorized encampment,” Brown President Christina Paxson wrote Tuesday in an open letter announcing the agreement.
In recent years, the accusation that Jews sold out Jesus to his eventual crucifiers has reemerged as a cause to be championed among some far-right Christian sects.
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