A series of tweets reveal a disturbing trend of antisemitism on U.S. college campuses, highlighted by a violent incident at UC Berkeley where a Jewish student was choked and another spat on by protesters shouting 'Jew, Jew, Jew' during a failed event featuring an Israeli speaker. This incident is part of a broader pattern of harassment, intimidation, and assault against Jewish students and faculty, exacerbated since Hamas' brutal Oct. 7 terrorist attacks. In response to the rising antisemitism, Rep. Rudy Yakym introduced a bill requiring higher education institutions to establish clear guidelines for combatting antisemitism to continue receiving federal funds, criticizing the failure of DEI offices to protect Jewish students. Additionally, nine college students testified before the House Education and Workforce committee roundtable, sharing their experiences of living in fear due to the surge in antisemitism on campuses. The UC Berkeley incident has prompted calls for a criminal investigation, while Hunter College's Hillel condemned the targeting of Jewish students, leading to an investigation after demonstrators demanded Jews 'pick a side' at a protest.
A Jewish @UCBerkeley student said that she was choked by protesters Monday evening. The mob slammed on the glass and eventually broke into the building. Story linked below. https://t.co/FyXIZoOFS1
Anti-Israel students physically assaulting Jewish students trying to attend a speaking event with an Israeli attorney This attacks continue on universities week in, week out but the they are being swept under the rug by the media. https://t.co/1qixHBppmH
Anti-Israel Berkeley students attacked a Jewish girl at the university, choking her as other “protesters” spit in the face of another Jewish student while shouting “Jew Jew Jew Jew” Crickets in national media. Antisemitic physical attacks at universities are becoming a norm https://t.co/xZnb4Os7Ku
This week at Berkeley: One female Jewish student was choked by Palestinian protesters, and another was injured. Palestinian protesters spit in a male Jewish student's face and shouted "Jew Jew Jew" at him. So next time they tell you it’s just “anti-Zionism” remember that that’s…
Insane details from the antisemitic Berkeley mob this week. One Jewish girl was choked and rioters spit in the face of another Jewish student while shouting “Jew Jew Jew” Berkeley was already facing lawsuits for the unchecked antisemitism on campus. https://t.co/AuO10rF1tp https://t.co/6NSO29a4n5
Insane details from the antisemitic Berkley mob this week. One Jewish girl was choked and rioters spit in the face of another Jewish student while shouting “Jew Jew Jew” Berkley was already facing lawsuits for the unchecked antisemitism on campus. https://t.co/AuO10rF1tp https://t.co/MVykraR2a7
Guest speaker at Berkeley to a campus Jewish group “was abruptly canceled by the university after violent protesters choked a female student attendee, spit in another attendee's face, and broke into the auditorium.” The “protesters” reportedly screamed “Jew, Jew, Jew.” https://t.co/1QuoeyvV79
"Nine undergraduates from elite US colleges shared harrowing personal stories of harassment, intimidation & assault amid widespread antisemitic demonstrations on campus — & ripped administrators for still ignoring the outpouring of hate." @jchristenson_ https://t.co/CemKo8prmh
When I started reporting on teach-ins a few months ago, I would have never guessed that my reporting would make its way to Congress. Please take some time to hear firsthand from Jewish students who feel their respective schools have failed to protect them. https://t.co/t2BeK0jsQC
To be a Jew on college campuses in America these days is a dangerous thing. Join the discussion with @ckchumley and @zachmarsch on #boldandblunt: https://t.co/vEU4tRm87T
WSJ Editorial: “When the hate directed at Jewish students on campus is so extreme that the university can’t protect them, the failure rests with school officials as much as with the harassers.” cc. @UCBerkeley https://t.co/U3cM3qTK2r
UC Berkeley promises criminal investigation into antisemitic mob after being slammed for ‘selective silence’ https://t.co/FdtiR5LSCb
Hunter College’s Hillel condemned the targeting of Jewish students, and the school has conducted an investigation, after demonstrators demanded Jews “pick a side” at a protest on campus. https://t.co/SVaO79Mwxx
Jewish students from a variety of colleges and universities described their experiences with campus antisemitism at a House Education and Workforce committee roundtable. https://t.co/E58vdVLM52
Nine college students opened up to U.S. lawmakers on Capitol Hill this week, saying they have been living in fear over the rise in antisemitism on university campuses since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. https://t.co/VkWQWeGgZU https://t.co/6hjRLZGl9f
Pro-Palestinian protestors just shut down a @Penn Board of Trustees meeting. They interrupted Interim President Larry Jameson with chants of “endowment transparency now” and “divest from genocide.” The Board Chair adjourned the meeting, saying they were “unable to continue.” https://t.co/YxUfMgjYiR
Antisemitism is running rampant on college campuses. Yesterday, at a bipartisan @EdWorkforceCmte roundtable, brave students like Hannah shared their harrowing stories. These colleges must be doing more to protect students. https://t.co/CTL2ddSIHM
The US Government is failing its Jewish citizens. It must immediately cut off funding from every academic institution that facilitates Jew hatred on campus. These institutions plainly don’t care enough to solve the problem — they won’t care until it hits their already bloated… https://t.co/CjAw1iY7A1
Yesterday during our roundtable on antisemitism, we heard shocking stories from students about how they have been harassed and assaulted on their campuses. All because they are Jewish. https://t.co/7a6LwhAkNf https://t.co/R9A8HNMyEh
While touting their success of inclusion, DEI offices have failed to protect and defend Jewish students on their campuses. It’s more evidence why the very rationale for DEI offices is fundamentally flawed.
I was shocked by video of Jewish @UCBerkeley students evacuated through a basement after a mob shut down an event w/ an Israeli speaker. After such blatant hate, the university surely responded quickly & condemned antisemitism? Er...not quite. 1/x 🧵 https://t.co/sOcAMWLLEa
Too many Jewish students and faculty have been targeted on campuses since Hamas' brutal Oct. 7 terrorist attacks. My bill will require higher ed institutes to have clear guidelines for combatting antisemitism if they want to keep receiving federal funds. https://t.co/jPJ6mBXwrO
As nine students told @EdWorkforceCmte yesterday, antisemitism on their campuses — intimidation, harassment, and even assault — hasn’t gone away. New in @NRO: https://t.co/WMKQB4ruHm
In DC, Jewish students tell House committee: ‘It’s open season on Jews on our campus’ https://t.co/3pjUgJbh5p
Nine college students opened up to U.S. lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Thursday, saying they are in fear over the rise in antisemitism on university campuses since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. https://t.co/L6DgyxPJUS