Jewish students are 7.3 times more likely to face physical violence at universities with anti-Israel faculty groups
The surge in anti-Israel and anti-Semitic incidents on college campuses is particularly pronounced at schools that have Faculty for Justice in Palestine (FJP) chapters, according to a new report that found Jewish students at those schools are over seven times more likely to face physical violence.
The report, released Thursday by the AMCHA Initiative, a nonpartisan organization that works to combat anti-Semitism, found that FJP chapters play a pivotal role in driving—and protecting—anti-Israel student activism. Universities with FJP chapters are 7.3 times more likely to experience physical violence directed at Jewish students than those without, the report found….
