Drawing the Line: How US Jewish College Students Think About Antisemitism
How do Jewish students “draw the line” between acceptable political discourse and antisemitism? Guidelines developed to define antisemitism (IHRA, NEXUS, JDA) agree that while criticism of Israel is not necessarily antisemitic, particular statements can be, depending on the broader context. This report explores which forms of anti-Israel sentiments were viewed by Jewish college students as “crossing the line” into antisemitism. The findings are based on survey data collected in November-December 2023 from more than 2,000 Jewish undergraduate students at 51 US colleges and universities with large Jewish student populations.
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