Anti-Israel Activists Taking Fight to American College Campuses

On the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks in Israel, perpetrated by Hamas, it would be easy to think that the conflict has passed and that Jewish life, both in Israel and America, is returning to its pre-war state of calm and normality. The news coming out of Gaza has slowed considerably as tensions have eased since the release of the hostages held by Hamas. Yet the memory of October 7 has lingered, opening a fissure that appears increasingly impossible to close.

On September 24, Hasan Piker, a Twitch streamer with 3.1 million followers, spoke at Cornell University’s Sage Chapel, where he was hosted by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), Jewish Voice for Peace, and the Young Democratic Socialists. Six days later, he was invited to the University of Texas at Austin by the school’s University Democrats. More than 2,500 students signed up for the event.

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Shabbos Kestenbaum

Shabbos Kestenbaum is a political commentator at PragerU and a former lead plaintiff in a civil rights lawsuit against Harvard University.

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On the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks in Israel, perpetrated by Hamas, it would be easy to think that the conflict has passed and that Jewish life, both in Israel and America, is returning to its pre-war state of calm and normality. The news coming out of Gaza has slowed considerably as tensions have eased since the release of the hostages held by Hamas. Yet the memory of October 7 has lingered, opening a fissure that appears increasingly impossible to close.

On September 24, Hasan Piker, a Twitch streamer with 3.1 million followers, spoke at Cornell University’s Sage Chapel, where he was hosted by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), Jewish Voice for Peace, and the Young Democratic Socialists. Six days later, he was invited to the University of Texas at Austin by the school’s University Democrats. More than 2,500 students signed up for the event.