Campus Antisemitism One Year After the Hamas Terrorist Attacks

Antisemitism on college and university campuses has rapidly escalated into a national crisis, with at least 1,200 incidents being recorded from October 7, 2023, to September 24, 2024. This alarming surge highlights the widespread normalization of antisemitic rhetoric and incidents on campuses and the increasing prevalence of anti-Zionist views that mask deeper prejudices.

To further examine this issue, the ADL Ronald Birnbaum Center to Combat Antisemitism in Education (CCAE), the ADL Center for Antisemitism Research (CAR), Hillel International and College Pulse collaboratively conducted a campus climate study in the fall of 2024, surveying 1,030 Jewish and 1,140 non-Jewish students.

Responses from non-Jewish students were gathered from 135 colleges and universities, while responses from Jewish students were gathered from 128 of these colleges and universities. This study aimed to ascertain how the campus climate has changed for students in light of increased tensions due to the Israel-Hamas war and to understand the extent and impact of campus antisemitism on college students.

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