Anti-Semitism is rapidly becoming the norm on college campuses. “Apartheid” walls and swastika graffiti disparaging Israel are commonplace. Palestinian flags depict Israel as part of an imaginary state of Palestine. Resolutions to boycott the only Jewish state are frequently debated and passed by student and faculty bodies. Professors refuse to recommend qualified students for study in Israel. Slogans at a recent UCLA conference advocated the destruction of Zionism.
Anti-Semitism became cool on campus in 2018. According to the campus anti-Semitism watchdog group AMCHA Initiative, there were 578 anti-Semitic incidents on more than 142 U.S. campuses in the year just ended. Jewish students are being targeted, harassed, and physically threatened in blatantly discriminatory ways. It’s time for them to exercise their Title VI rights.
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