From the Frontlines: How Bad Is Anti-Israel Activity on US Campuses?

"From the Frontlines" is an ADL podcast which brings listeners to the frontline in the battle against antisemitism and hate. Since the horrific events of 10/7, we have seen a virtual explosion of anti-Israel activism on our college campuses, and its most radical expressions have left Jewish students feeling angry, unwelcome and at times unsafe. This is not new. What is the new is the horrific scale of the activity. Every September, ADL takes the temperature of this anti-Israel activity with its report entitled “Annual Assessment of Anti-Israel Activity on Campus.” This year’s report has just come out, and it is the subject of this podcast. Its author is Lauren Post. She is an analyst in ADL’s Center on Extremism focused on researching anti-Israel and anti-Zionist trends and developments, and she is the guest on this show. To read the full ADL report, entitled "Anti-Israel Activism on U.S. Campuses, 2023-2024," visit https://www.adl.org/resources/report/anti-israel-activism-us-campuses-2023-2024. For more information about ADL's Center on Extremism, visit https://www.adl.org/research-centers/center-on-extremism. During the podcast, Lauren references a report by Tufts Professor Eitan Hersh on the impact on the Israel-Hamas War on college students. You can read the report's findings at this link: https://jimjosephfoundation.org/learning-resources/a-year-of-campus-conflict-and-growth-an-over-time-study-of-the-impact-of-the-israel-hamas-war-on-u-s-college-students/ This podcast was recorded in September 2024.