Why Universities Failed to Confront Campus Antisemitism | Shai Davidai

<p>Why did universities struggle to confront antisemitism on campus after October 7?</p><p><br></p><p> Columbia professor Shai Davidai joins Rabbi Daniel Levine to discuss campus protests, Columbia’s response, and what Davidai calls “American intellectual antisemitism.”Drawing on his new book, American Intellectual Antisemitism, Davidai discusses the Columbia vigil that opens the book, the Mahmoud Khalil case, and why he believes university leaders failed to enforce their own rules. He and Daniel also talk about how Jewish students can respond to anti-Zionist activism, the limits of confrontational protest, and the political future of Israel and the United States.Subscribe to The Fifth Question for conversations about Jewish life, Israel, antisemitism, and the ideas shaping public debate.#ShaiDavidai #CampusAntisemitism #ColumbiaUniversity</p>