Over the past five years, the Jewish and pro-Israel students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (“UIUC”) have been subjected to a hostile environment of anti-Semitism. The anti-Semitism comes from both ends of the political spectrum: Jewish and pro-Israel students are peppered with swastikas by white supremacists on the extreme right while being labeled white supremacists by the extreme left. The situation has deteriorated to such an extent
that in December 2019, the UIUC student body president circulated a university-wide emailcondemning the “epidemic of antisemitism on this campus.” This poisonous atmosphere has hindered the ability of Jewish and pro-Israel students to participate in UIUC’s classes and activities.
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