Antisemitism

Haaretz:  - Over 200 Israeli academics signed an open letter published on Thursday, accusing US President Donald Trump of ‘fostering anti-Jewish sentiment’ and cynically exploiting the fight against antisemitism as part of his administration’s crackdown on Columbia University and other academic institutions. The letter expressed alarm over the persecution of Palestinian and pro-Palestinian students and faculty, including illegal arrests and threats to deport activists without specific charges or due process. The academics wrote that ‘such draconian moves do not protect us,’ denouncing the ‘cynical use’ of antisemitism to justify these measures. They argued that the actions do not protect Jews, but instead ‘single out Jews as a homogeneous group to be protected at the expense of other marginalized groups and minorities,” accusing the administration of ‘fostering anti-Jewish sentiments, easily lending itself to chauvinistic, exclusivist, and racist tropes.’”