1,000 Pro-Israel Students Rally in Washington as Campus Antisemitism Pushes Some Jewish Democrats Right
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 8
1,000 Pro-Israel Students Rally in Washington as Campus Antisemitism Pushes Some Jewish Democrats Right
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 8
Summary
More than 1,000 pro-Israel student leaders gathered in Washington this week for the Israel on Campus Coalition summit, saying post-Oct. 7 hostility on campus is reshaping their politics as well as their activism.
Students from Michigan and UC Berkeley said anti-Israel activism, socialist organizing and classroom messaging have intensified alienation among Jewish Democrats, with some now feeling pushed toward more conservative positions.
The summit focused on advocacy training, networking and strategies to combat antisemitism, which ICC CEO Jacob Baime said now includes open intimidation on quads, in classrooms and online.
Sen. John Fetterman, speaking at the event, said the Democratic Party's shifting posture toward Israel is becoming politically consequential and defended his support for U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
The gathering came as progressive Democrat Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan's Senate primary, reinforcing students' view that campus-era ideological battles over Israel are increasingly spilling into national party politics.