The Knesset Subcommittee on Foreign Affairs and Public Diplomacy discussed the problem of antisemitism in the United States, especially on campuses today (Tuesday).
The discussion included a poll conducted by the Hillel organization showing a little over a third of Jews on campus hide their Judaism and only a third feel comfortable expressing their opinions on campus.
A report submitted to the committee by the Mosaic organization found a 700% increase in antisemitic incidents against Jewish students, with the assumption that 80% of such acts go entirely unreported, meaning the actual number is much higher.
Subcomittee Chairman MK Zeev Elkin called on the government and civil society bodies to form a "significant plan with serious budgets" to change the atmosphere on American campuses and said that his committee would discuss this further down the line.
