Civil Rights Group Blasts ‘Drop Hillel’ Campaign as Attack on Jewish Identity
Anti-Israel protesters in New York City in April 2024. Photo: REUTERS/David Dee Delgado A California-based civil rights advocacy group on Tuesday condemned a campaign to ban chapters of Hillel International from college campuses as a…
Assessment
A campaign to remove Hillel from campuses is being framed by a civil rights group as a direct attack on Jewish identity, not just a political dispute over Israel. The involvement of groups claiming to be Jewish signals an internal battle over the boundaries of Jewish communal representation. The legal context, with StandWithUs already pursuing antisemitism cases, suggests this fight will likely escalate through both campus activism and the courts.