Antisemitism Threatens More than Just the Jews

In a time of escalating antisemitism, it’s increasingly uncertain whether liberal institutions can faithfully and effectively safeguard Jews from those who wish them harm.

Earlier this month at Northwestern University, where I am an undergraduate student, members of the College Democrats painted The Rock, a boulder on campus upon which student organizations display messages or advertise meetings, with reminders to vote in the midterm elections. Soon thereafter, members of the Northwestern chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine — a national organization that outwardly supports terrorism and the targeting of Jewish civilians — painted over the get-out-the-vote message, writing on The Rock the slogan, “From the River to the Sea, Palestine Will Be Free.”

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Zach Kessel

Zach Kessel was a William F. Buckley Jr. Fellow in Political Journalism and a recent graduate of Northwestern University.

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In a time of escalating antisemitism, it’s increasingly uncertain whether liberal institutions can faithfully and effectively safeguard Jews from those who wish them harm.

Earlier this month at Northwestern University, where I am an undergraduate student, members of the College Democrats painted The Rock, a boulder on campus upon which student organizations display messages or advertise meetings, with reminders to vote in the midterm elections. Soon thereafter, members of the Northwestern chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine — a national organization that outwardly supports terrorism and the targeting of Jewish civilians — painted over the get-out-the-vote message, writing on The Rock the slogan, “From the River to the Sea, Palestine Will Be Free.”