Unlike the Trump administration’s efforts, those who purport to represent the community are ignoring the issue of DEI-based Jew-hatred, the root cause of the problem.
They’re still trying to play catch-up. And still failing. The recent announcement of a framework of recommendations for how to battle “persistent campus antisemitism,” endorsed by the Anti-Defamation League, Hillel International, the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations and the Jewish Federations of North America is an attempt on the part of these establishment groups to re-establish their bona fides on an issue of crucial importance to American Jewry on the eve of a new school year.
Rather than taking a stand that would put them behind a critical push to address the root causes of the surge in antisemitism that followed the Hamas-led Palestinian Arab terror attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, they have instead opted for the worst sort of politicized compromise. While there is much in their statement about measures to be undertaken by colleges and universities that is good, by refusing to endorse an effort that would actually ensure that the disaster on campuses would not recur, they have failed again.
The DEI factor