This week, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce published a report titled "Antisemitism on College Campuses Exposed," a thorough examination of on-campus Jew-hatred in the wake of October 7.
The report's assertion that campuses "were upended by an epidemic of hate, violence, and harassment targeting Jewish students" after October 7 dovetails perfectly with our team's research, which has documented a massive spike in antisemitic incidents on college and university campuses since Hamas' attack. We applaud the lawmakers behind the House's important effort to identify on-campus Jew-hatred and counter its rise.
In Chicago this past weekend, an Orthodox Jewish man walking to synagogue for Shabbat services was shot by a Muslim assailant who later exchanged fire with police while reportedly shouting, “Allahu Akbar.” Local Jewish community leaders have expressed outrage that hate crime charges were not filed against the suspect, and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's failure to recognize the antisemitic nature of the incident was also denounced.
Antisemitism in Chicago has not been limited to violence. Reports this week revealed that Mayor Johnson's recent pick to serve as the new president of the Chicago Board of Education, Rev. Mitchell Johnson, has made multiple antisemitic and pro-Hamas statements online in the past. Rev. Johnson resigned on Thursday.
The Antisemitism Research Center (ARC) by CAM recorded 8 violent threats or attacks this week in New York City, Chicago, Paris, and elsewhere - a more than 100% increase from the 3 recorded last week. Law enforcement agencies must increase vigilance and vigorously prosecute those targeting Jewish communities. Meanwhile, the CAM team in partnership with the George Washington University Program on Extremism held a training on combating hate and the history of extremism with more than 80 Virginia university presidents, police chiefs, and other officials.
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