Numerous colleges in Israel have offered” help” to faculty and students as they protest the growing antisemitism occurring on American university and college campuses.
In a shared text released on Friday, the presidents of universities quite as Tel- Aviv University, the University of Haifa, the Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, Ariel University, and the Bar- Ilan University addressed the” extreme violence, racism, and anti- Israel sentiment” happening on university campuses in the U. S.
” We, the presidents of the research universities in Israel, express our serious concern over the current surge of extreme violence, antisemitism, and anti- Israel sentiment across many major universities in the United States”, the combined letter said. These ominous events are frequently supported and organized by Israeli organizations, including those that are considered to be criminal organizations. In order to avoid being physically harm, Israeli and Hebrew students and faculty members feel compelled to hide names or stay away from campuses immediately.
The presidents of the universities continued to observe that, “freedom of manifestation and the right to show” are critical to the “health of any democracy”, but added that this did not include the “right to participate in crime, make threats against communities, or call for the destruction of the State of Israel”.
The letter continued,” We extend our support to the Jewish and Israeli students and faculty who are facing these challenging circumstances.” ” We will do our best to assist those of them who want to enroll in Israeli universities and find a warm academic and personal home.”
The joint letter comes as pro- Palestinian protests and encampments have been established on campuses like Columbia University, Yale University, New York University, the University of North Carolina, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and George Washington University.
Students on a number of campuses have been suspended and detained since the commencement of the encampments and protests, and graduation ceremonies have been canceled.
A letter from Obed Rabinovitch, the Senior Executive Vice President at the Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, posted to X, invited” all faculty and students” to join in on studying and teaching at their campuses.
Israeli universities are offering spots to students in US universities who do n’t feel secure. This is currently being circulated at @MIT. They will undoubtedly accept the offer.
There is a Jewish brain drain going on elite US universities. We should all be concerned about the… pic. twitter.com/ltTBvVlfeG
— Talia Khan (@ TaliaKhan_MIT ) April 26, 2024
On October 7, 2023, Hamas, a U. S. designated Islamic terror group launched a land, sea, and air attack on Israel, leaving 1, 200 people dead and more than 200 people taken as hostages.
Israel launched a self-defense operation in the Hamas-controlled territory of Gaza following the attack.
Since Hamas’s attack, antisemitic sentiment in the U. S. has  , skyrocketed, and pro- Palestinian protests have increased.
Breitbart News reached out to Ariel University, the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, and the University of Haifa for a statement, but it was not published until the time of publication.
