Back in November, Columbia University announced it was forming a task force on anti-Semitism. Earlier this week, Haaretz, a left-leaning Israeli paper, published a story based on interviews with the leaders of the task force. Their final report hasn’t been published yet but the story gives a clear sense of their findings based on hundreds of testimonies from students at the school.
One professor encountering a Jewish-sounding surname while reading names before an exam asked the student to explain their views on the Israeli government’s actions in Gaza. Another told their class to avoid reading mainstream media, declaring that “it is owned by Jews.” A third revealed a student’s complaint about an offensive comment regarding Jews by publicly displaying their email to fellow students…
These are just a few of the hundreds of testimonies the Columbia Task Force on Antisemitism has…
