{"id":2116431,"date":"2023-12-05T14:34:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T19:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/just-4-percent-of-american-universities-condemned-hamas-terror-attack-on-israel-as-anti-semitic\/"},"modified":"2023-12-05T14:40:02","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T19:40:02","slug":"just-4-percent-of-american-universities-condemned-hamas-terror-attack-on-israel-as-anti-semitic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/just-4-percent-of-american-universities-condemned-hamas-terror-attack-on-israel-as-anti-semitic\/","title":{"rendered":"Only 4% of US universities denounced Hamas&#8217; anti-Semitic terror attack on Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjust-4-percent-of-american-universities-condemned-hamas-terror-attack-on-israel-as-anti-semitic%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2116431&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>Study Reveals Stark Contrast \u2064in University Response to Hamas\u2064 Attack \u200dCompared to \u2062Crimes Against African Americans and \u2062Asians<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption>Harvard president Claudine Gay and\u2062 others (Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<p>Only a mere 4 percent of American universities condemned Hamas&#8217;s terror\u2062 attack on Israel as an act of anti-Semitism, and \u2064a mere 2 percent \u2064pledged to address the \u2064persistent hatred towards Jews on\u2063 campus, \u200baccording to \u2064a\u200d study\u2064 published on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The study, conducted \u2064by the\u2063 AMCHA \u2064Initiative, a nonprofit organization combating anti-Semitism, discovered a significant disparity in how \u2062universities responded to Hamas&#8217;s slaughter compared \u2064to crimes committed against African Americans\u2063 and Asians.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;School\u200d leaders who appropriately address the trauma experienced by Black and \u200dAsian students,\u200c but fail to \u200ddo the same \u2062for Jewish students\u2014despite the legitimacy of their concerns and the \u2063rampant \u2063bigotry they face\u200c on campus\u2014cannot be relied upon to\u200d ensure the safety of\u200b Jewish students,&#8221; the study concludes.<\/p>\n<p>These findings,\u2064 which expose the lukewarm response of college and university presidents \u200band chancellors on \u2062nearly 100 campuses to Hamas&#8217;s crimes, coincide with\u200c a \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elizabeth-warren-says-cryptocurrencies-are-an-environmental-disaster-calls-for-regulation\/\" title=\"Elizabeth Warren Says Cryptocurrencies Are An \u2018Environmental Disaster,\u2019 Calls For Regulation\">congressional hearing held<\/a> on Tuesday that\u200c examined the \u200balarming surge\u200d of anti-Semitism on campuses at three prestigious \u2063American colleges: Harvard University,\u2062 the University of Pennsylvania, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.\u2063 These campuses, \u200clike many \u200bothers across the country, have witnessed pro-Hamas demonstrations targeting Jewish students and advocating violence against supporters of Israel.<\/p>\n<p>The AMCHA \u2062study is certain to strengthen the argument that\u200c American\u200b college campuses \u200bhave \u200dnot \u2064adequately addressed the escalating wave of anti-Semitism, \u2063which \u200bhas compelled Jewish \u200bstudents to conceal their\u2064 identities and\u2063 has prompted federal \u200binvestigations into Jew-hatred on campus.<\/p>\n<p>The study analyzed university\u200c responses\u200c to the \u200bHamas terror attack and compared them\u2064 with statements \u2064issued following \u200cthe \u200d2020 murder\u2063 of George\u2063 Floyd and\u200c the 2021 murder of six Asian\u200d women\u2062 in Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While\u200c all\u2064 statements regarding the respective incidents identified racism and\u200c anti-Asian hate as the driving force, with over 90 percent committing to combatting bigotry\u2064 against Blacks\u200d and Asians\/Asian Americans, only 4 percent of statements acknowledged the anti-Semitic motivation behind\u200b the Hamas attack (despite Hamas&#8217;s \u2062public expressions of\u200b genocidal intent), and a mere \u20642 percent pledged to address anti-Semitism,&#8221; according \u2064to \u2063AMCHA&#8217;s summary of \u200dthe findings.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, &#8220;while nearly 100 percent of statements unequivocally condemned\u200d the traumatic incidents affecting Blacks and Asians\/Asian Americans,&#8221;\u2064 the summary states, &#8220;only 65 percent of\u200b the post-October 7th \u200dstatements condemned \u200cthe attack, and 60 percent \u200bof those statements \u200baccused \u2064Israel of\u200b perpetrating violence that harmed Palestinians\u200c or violated \u200dtheir civil rights.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Out \u2062of the statements analyzed, the study found that only 5 percent offered support resources for Jewish students, while these services\u2062 were prominently mentioned in \u200d90\u200b to 100 percent of the \u2062statements \u2064issued after attacks on the Black and Asian communities.<\/p>\n<p>These findings indicate a discrepancy in how crimes against \u2063Jews are treated compared\u200c to those committed against other minority\u200d groups. It suggests that anti-Israel \u2062sentiment among America&#8217;s academic elite is influencing university leaders to carefully gauge\u200d their response to the atrocities \u2063of October 7, which included the rape,\u2062 torture,\u200b and dismemberment of women and children, as stated by AMCHA\u2064 Initiative \u200bdirector Tammi Rossman-Benjamin.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;School officials displayed\u200c a clear and \u200bdiscriminatory\u2063 double standard in their response to October 7, in contrast \u200bto their reactions following similarly\u200c traumatizing events,&#8221; Rossman-Benjamin \u2062stated.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For\u2062 Jewish students,&#8221; she added, &#8220;this devastating event triggered a\u200d dual crisis: coping with the immediate shock and \u2062trauma of the deadliest\u200c attack on Jews in\u2063 their\u200b lifetime, and confronting fears of\u200b a surge in anti-Semitism on their own campuses\u2014fears that have\u2063 become a terrifying \u2063reality as anti-Semitic incidents on \u2063campus, already\u200b at an all-time\u200d high, have spiked by 700 percent since the\u200b Hamas attacks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How \u2063does the \u200bresponse to Hamas&#8217;s attack on Israel differ from the response to racism and hatred against\u200c other minority groups on college\u2064 campuses?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Emitic nature\u200b of Hamas&#8217;s attack on Israel and a mere 2 percent pledged\u200b to address the persistent hatred\u2063 towards Jews on campus,&#8221; \u200cthe study reveals.<\/p>\n<p>The disparity in \u2064the response to these\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-dog-commander-removed-after-12th-known-bite-ingraham-blasts-two-tiers-of-justice\/\" title=\"Biden's dog Commander removed after 12th bite: Ingraham criticizes unequal justice.\">incidents raises<\/a> serious concerns about the commitment of universities \u2064to combat \u200ball forms of discrimination and bigotry. While they readily acknowledge\u200c and address racism and \u200dhatred against African Americans and Asians, they fail to extend the same attention and support to Jewish students.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200bstudy highlights the need for\u2064 universities to prioritize the safety and well-being of all students, irrespective of their background or identity. Failure \u2062to do\u200c so not only undermines the inclusivity and diversity that \u2063universities claim\u200d to\u200c uphold but \u200balso perpetuates a hostile environment for Jewish\u2063 students.<\/p>\n<p>The findings of the study coincide with a congressional hearing held on Tuesday, which focused\u200c on the surge \u2063of anti-Semitism on campuses.\u200d It is disheartening to see prestigious institutions like Harvard University, the University of \u200dPennsylvania, and the \u200bMassachusetts Institute\u2062 of Technology being targeted by pro-Hamas demonstrations that \u2064promote violence against\u2063 supporters of Israel and \u2064create an atmosphere of fear and intimidation \u200bfor\u200b Jewish\u2062 students.<\/p>\n<p>The AMCHA study serves as a stark reminder that American college\u200b campuses are falling \u2062short in addressing\u2064 the escalating \u200bwave of anti-Semitism. Jewish students should not have to conceal their identities or live \u200cin fear on campus. It is imperative that \u2062universities take immediate and decisive action\u200d to ensure the safety and well-being\u200b of\u200c all students.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the study\u2063 draws attention to the need for federal investigations into instances of Jew-hatred on campus.\u200d The rise in anti-Semitic incidents calls for a comprehensive approach\u200b to combating discrimination\u200c and intolerance. Universities must work \u2063in tandem\u200d with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-charged-after-human-trafficking-bust-in-chicago-area\/\" title=\"5 Arrested in Chicago Area Human Trafficking Operation\">law enforcement \u200dagencies<\/a> and community organizations to create an environment that fosters understanding, respect, and inclusivity.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, \u200bthe study reveals a disturbing contrast in\u2063 the response of \u200buniversities to Hamas&#8217;s\u200c attack on Israel compared to crimes \u200bagainst African Americans and Asians. The failure to address the anti-Semitic nature\u2063 of \u200cthe attack and the persistent hatred towards\u200d Jews on campus undermines the principles of\u200c inclusivity and diversity that universities claim to uphold.\u2062 It is crucial for universities to prioritize the safety and well-being of all students and actively combat all \u2064forms \u2064of \u2064discrimination and bigotry. Only through collective \u200cefforts can we create campuses that are truly inclusive, respectful, and safe for \u200beveryone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent study reveals a stark contrast in university reactions to the Hamas attack on Israel compared to crimes against African Americans and Asians. Merely 4% of US universities condemned the attack as anti-Semitic, while only 2% pledged to combat ongoing Jew-hatred. 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