TIMES OF ISRAEL
NY, California universities among ‘hotspots’ of anti-Israel, anti-Semitic activity
by Staff
October 24, 2016

The City University of New York in Brooklyn, Northwestern University and many of the schools in the University of California system are among the most hostile campuses for Jewish students, with high rates of anti-Semitic harassment and anti-Israel activity, researchers have found. According to a major new study at Brandeis University into anti-Semitism and anti-Israel sentiment on US campuses, these universities are “hotspots” for such activity…The report found that the high rates of anti-Semitic harassment and hostility at these campuses “are largely driven by hostility toward Israel.”…One of the strongest predictors of a perceived hostile environment toward Jews and Israel on campus…“is the presence of an active Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) group.” READ MORE

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