Conflicted, disillusioned, disengaged: The unsettled center of Jewish student opinion after Oct. 7

Being Jewish on campus amid Trump’s campaign against antisemitism: ‘Tremendous heartache’

LOS ANGELES — Protesters were chanting slogans Alyssa Wallack had never heard at the University of Southern California, shouting so loudly that she thought demonstrators were inside the lecture hall where she was attending class.

Conflicted_ disillusioned_ disengaged: The unsettled center of Jewish student opinion after Oct. 7

Since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel and the ensuing war, some Jewish students have been vocal about support for Israel or for Palestinians. But many more have views that don’t fit into ‘either/or’ categories. ...

Conflicted, disillusioned, disengaged: The unsettled center of Jewish student opinion after Oct. 7

Pro-Palestinian students pass the flag of Israel while walking out of commencement in protest at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on May 30, 2024. AP Photo/Charles KrupaAs commencement season comes to a close, many campuses remain riven by the Israel-Hamas war. At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the undergraduate class president was banned from walking at her graduation after delivering a fiery – and unauthorized – speech acc…