Jewish Students to Newsmax: Antisemitism Persists Despite Trump

Two Jewish college students told Newsmax on Monday that antisemitism on campus has not improved since President Donald Trump took office, and they say university leaders must do more to protect Jewish students as the Oct. 7 anniversary approaches.

Even with the Trump administration’s crackdown on universities for not doing enough to stem antisemitism on campuses, Joel Harris said he’s seen no “improvement” at the University of Connecticut.

“Jewish students on campus deserve the right to be apolitical and to not be tasked with defending themselves in front of campus and in front of this onslaught of anti-Israel, anti-Jewish messaging,” Joel Harris told “National Report.” “I haven’t seen much of an improvement. The administration, particularly at UConn, my campus, has not done anything to protect these students.”

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