The Austin Franco saga shows how antisemitism lost its stigma

Austin Franco told a prospective employer he wouldn’t work for them because they were Jewish. When the remark became public, he didn’t apologize. He defended it.

Cornell University condemned the 19-year-old student’s remark, but Franco says he has faced no disciplinary action. He appeared on Piers Morgan‘s show, where he defended himself and called Israel “a genocidal country.” Supporters rallied around him, and online fundraisers brought in tens of thousands of dollars.