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Young Jews Brace for ‘A Day of Global Jihad’
Pro-Palestinian students demonstrate at Columbia University yesterday. (Photo by Yuki Iwamura via AP)
At our institutions of higher education, the quads are alive with hate.
By Maya Sulkin
10.13.23 — Education
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I was a deeply unpopular student at Columbia for a simple reason: I was a Zionist. When I posted photos on Instagram of swastikas graffitied across campus, I received private messages telling me I was “attention-seeking.” When I hosted pro-Israel events, commenters online accused me of blood libel. 

I left Columbia earlier this year in part because of th…

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Maya Sulkin
Maya Sulkin is a reporter for The Free Press, and host of Confessions. Her reporting focuses on the ideological capture of university campuses and why young people are drawn to radical movements. She also writes about Gen Z, technology, and how AI will shape her generation. She previously served as the company’s Chief of Staff—a job she landed by sending a cold email to Bari Weiss from her dorm room at Columbia University.
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