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American Jewish Committee (AJC) key points to understanding anti-Zionist Jews.

Many universities are dealing with ongoing protests and encampments by anti-Israel activists, a trend that we expect will continue through graduation. Here is what American Jewish Committee (AJC) is asking university administrators on campuses with encampments and/or ongoing protests to do right now.

Since the Israel-Hamas war, at schools across the country, anti-Israel protesters have targeted Jewish students with physical intimidation, taunts like “go back to Poland,” glorified Hamas terrorists, and in some cases, used physical violence. American Jewish Committee (AJC) has been working around the clock to guide administrators, help students, and support their parents amid campus antisemitism.

Noa Fay is a Jewish student leader at Columbia University, the epicenter of the anti-Israel protest movement that has unfolded on American college campuses in recent weeks. Pro-Hamas, antisemitic, and anti-Israel demonstrators have occupied academic buildings, set up overnight tent encampments, and staged demonstrations, while Jewish students have faced increasing threats, antisemitism, and violence.

As many campuses deal with anti-Israel protests and encampments, Jewish students may feel uneasy and even unsafe. Your safety and ability to learn are critically important, as is your ability to be openly and proudly Jewish on campus. The following are some guidelines to help you manage this challenging moment.

On CNN with Wolf Blitzer, AJC CEO Ted Deutch sets the record straight about how terror-supporting students and outside agitators have created a hostile environment for Jewish college students.

Amid increasing threats, harassment, and violence being directed at Jewish students at campus protests and encampments across the country, American Jewish Committee (AJC) – along with our partners at Columbia/Barnard Hillel, Hillel International, and UJA-Federation of New York – called on universities and their leaders to keep Jewish students safe on their campuses.

American Jewish Committee (AJC) CEO Ted Deutch today urged Columbia University President Nemat “Minouche” Shafik to “fulfill [her] stated commitment before Congress this week and act on [her] promise to confront antisemitism at Columbia” in a letter sent to the university president after days of escalating demonstrations following her congressional testimony.

Two Jewish student leaders at Binghamton University, Seth Schlank and Eytan Saenger speak on their experiences amidst rising antisemitism on college campuses in the aftermath of the October 7 massacre in Israel by Hamas and the show of solidarity with hostage Omer Neutra, a friend of many, who deferred acceptance to Binghamton before spending a gap year in Israel and enlisting in the IDF.

American Jewish Committee (AJC) and Hillel International today announced that they are expanding their partnership to deepen the organizations’ critical work with college and university presidents and administrators to combat rising antisemitism on campus.

What’s it like being a Jewish student at Harvard today? With us to tell their firsthand accounts are Nitsan Machlis, co-chair of the Harvard Kennedy School Jewish Caucus, and Shabbos Kestenbaum, a Harvard Divinity school student who is part of a group that sued the university–alleging that they failed to address campus antisemitism.

Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) is an anti-Zionist student organization in America that has been responsible for numerous recent anti-Israel protests on college campuses across the country.

Julie Fishman Rayman, AJC’s Managing Director, Policy and Political Affairs, joins NewsNation to discuss the fallout from the congressional testimony of the presidents of Harvard, MIT, and Penn. Julie also shares the steps these schools and other institutions of higher education need to take to address antisemitism on campus.

Three university presidents testified on Capitol Hill about the current state of Jew-hatred on college campuses. However, their testimony drew widespread outrage over their refusal to condemn calls for genocide against Jewish students.

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In light of the current social and political climate, it is essential for teens to understand when and how to engage when confronted with controversial issues on social media.

In light of the current social and political climate, it is essential to guide students on how to engage with social media when confronted with controversial issues. Encouraging responsible and thoughtful behavior in online interactions is crucial. Here are some recommendations to provide to students: