Will my Jewish child be safe on a university campus next year?

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Anonymous wrote:I think what people fail to understand is that lack of support doesn’t mean danger. It’s just that, the recognition of a complex and highly charged issue and not wanting to get tangled up in it. Any verbal or physical violence against an individual will be addressed if it happens. But sadly or not, 99% do not really care.
Signed,
-someone not directly affected but affected by one of the previous conflicts

People are being beat up at these rallies. I’m not sure you are right.

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Anonymous wrote:Avoid GMU, I saw they had a big Palestine support demonstration there, not happy with what's become of my old school, they wanted diversity and this is what they got.

If diversity means students support an end to an apartheid state then good for GMU!

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When I see "Palestine support demonstration", I read it as "terrorist sympathizers".

And what do you think that says about you? You can’t see a single Palestinian as human and only see them as terrorists.

Ummm. I’m reading their signs.

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Anonymous wrote:Avoid GMU, I saw they had a big Palestine support demonstration there, not happy with what's become of my old school, they wanted diversity and this is what they got.

If diversity means students support an end to an apartheid state then good for GMU!

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When I see "Palestine support demonstration", I read it as "terrorist sympathizers".

And what do you think that says about you? You can’t see a single Palestinian as human and only see them as terrorists.

Ummm. I’m reading their signs.

It's pretty blatant unless one puts their head in the sand or is good with the message. Some of these responses tells me it's probably the latter.

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Would avoid Fordham, William & Mary, Stanford, Columbia, CUNY, NYU, UK institutions, Gtown, UCB

Tulane and Florida schools are safe according to my relatives who are current students. WashU seems okay so far, too.

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Anonymous wrote:Avoid GMU, I saw they had a big Palestine support demonstration there, not happy with what's become of my old school, they wanted diversity and this is what they got.

If diversity means students support an end to an apartheid state then good for GMU!

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When I see "Palestine support demonstration", I read it as "terrorist sympathizers".

And what do you think that says about you? You can’t see a single Palestinian as human and only see them as terrorists.

Ummm. I’m reading their signs.

It's pretty blatant unless one puts their head in the sand or is good with the message. Some of these responses tells me it's probably the latter.

Oh please!!!! I have certainly never thought or said anything against Jews in America or anywhere else in the world. But you are being very dishonest in treating this latest terrorist attack as an isolated incident and like the Israeli government policies had nothing to do with it. Perhaps you are the one with your head in the sand. I’m neither Jewish nor Palestinian btw. But the world is watching you too.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. Protests do not normally cause physical harm. Any campus that you would want your child to attend will be the site of social debate over the four years. That is not something you should try to shield her from.

This is like saying a black parent shouldn't shield their kid from attending a school which allows KKK rallies. "No worries, they're just holding a social debate where one side cheers the massacre of people like you."

I certainly wouldn’t send my black child to a school that has an active KKK presence. I guess the same could be said for an active hamas presence. But there are not active hamas groups on college campuses in the US. Simply expressing support for Palestinians is far from supporting Hamas.

When you immediately celebrate the murder of 1400 civilians by waving flags and releasing statements calling it legitimate resistance....yes, you are supporting Hamas.

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Anonymous wrote:Tulane, Brandeis, George Washington University, Barnard College of Columbia University, WashUStL, Goucher, Clark, SUNY-Binghamton, Boston University, Oberlin, Muhlenberg, Ithaca, American, Skidmore, & Cornell should be comfortable environments based on the percentage of Jewish students in attendance.

You forgot UF.

I mentioned U Florida in an earlier post. Did not include it with the list you read because I only listed schools with a higher percentage (27% or higher) of Jewish students than GWU (26%); the University of Florida is about 19% Jewish, but has the largest number of Jewish students.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. Protests do not normally cause physical harm. Any campus that you would want your child to attend will be the site of social debate over the four years. That is not something you should try to shield her from.

This is like saying a black parent shouldn't shield their kid from attending a school which allows KKK rallies. "No worries, they're just holding a social debate where one side cheers the massacre of people like you."

I certainly wouldn’t send my black child to a school that has an active KKK presence. I guess the same could be said for an active hamas presence. But there are not active hamas groups on college campuses in the US. Simply expressing support for Palestinians is far from supporting Hamas.

When you immediately celebrate the murder of 1400 civilians by waving flags and releasing statements calling it legitimate resistance....yes, you are supporting Hamas.

Which school did that?

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Anonymous wrote:I think what people fail to understand is that lack of support doesn’t mean danger. It’s just that, the recognition of a complex and highly charged issue and not wanting to get tangled up in it. Any verbal or physical violence against an individual will be addressed if it happens. But sadly or not, 99% do not really care.
Signed,
-someone not directly affected but affected by one of the previous conflicts

People are being beat up at these rallies. I’m not sure you are right.

But not if they stay away from rallies!
People get beat up at sports matches!

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Penn and Harvard are off many Jewish kids’ lists. If they cannot unequivocally condemn Hamas - they are neither safe nor moral.

Dartmouth and Brown have both responded in a way that aligns more with our values. The whole Ivy League is not rotten.

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These concerns are legit. PP, what is the situation at W&M? I have been working with my junior to adjust their list to include places that seem more likely to be comfortable and safe. What should we know abt W&M? Had seemed ok so far…?

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Oh course. Why not?!

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Interesting that some on this list seem surprised that a white person could feel unsafe because of their identity? May be time for a quiet cup of coffee and an open chat with a Jewish friend. Many of us are quiet about our concerns, which are rooted in intergenerational trauma going back many years and reinforced by personal experience. Or at least we were quiet.

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People have gone off the deep end. You don’t want kids to be able to express views that are different? There are parents trying to shut down protests at the high schools, too. There is a huge difference between supporting Hamas terrorists and expressing concern for the ongoing killing of thousands of innocent Palestinians and depriving them of aid. The UN has said Israel is committing war crimes!

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If your child can't be exposed to people with differing political views they are not ready to leave the house, let alone go to college.