Families of Americans who were taken hostage in Israel by Hamas on Oct. 7, have launched a campaign to press officials to return their loved ones. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images). ( Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images).
Fox News “Antisemitism Exposed Newsletter” brings you news on the rise of anti-Jewish prejudice in the U.S.
In TODAY’s NEWSLETTER :
Families of American Hostages Held by Hamas Launch Ad Campaign to Bring Their Loved Ones Home
Harvard Rabbi calls out Ivy League for its ‘history’ of antisemitism
Jewish family faced ‘horrible’ antisemitic abuse at NJ mall because of teen’s IDF coat
American Hostages in Gaza
TOP STORY: The families of eight American hostages who are being held hostage in Gaza by Hamas terrorists launched a national TV ad campaign , calling on government officials to take all possible measures to bring the hostages home before it’s too late. The ad says, “Every second matters.” “Do everything. “Bring them home immediately.” The Hostages and Missing Families Forum paid for the advertisement, which shows images of American hostages including two who were murdered on October 7. The ads will be shown on select cable news channels beginning Thursday, and Sunday news programs.
VIDEO A Jewish family speaks out after their teenage daughter was subjected to antisemitic abuse because she wore an Israel Defense Forces jacket (IDF) to a New Jersey shopping mall. The incident was captured on video in East Rutherford at American Dream. Palestinian supporters shouted expletive-laced comments while accusing the Jewish family of “supporting genocidal acts.”
CORRUPTION IN COLLEGE. Harvard University president Claudine Gay announced her resignation on Tuesday, marking a catastrophic failure of the leftist ideology which has dominated higher education over recent decades. William Bennett, former U.S. Department of Education secretary, told Fox News Digital that “what we see is an example of the final corruption of our elite institutions.” Bennett said that the damage done to America’s most prestigious and oldest university could have a ripple effect on society.
Claudine Gay, the president of Harvard University, resigned on Tuesday Jan. 2 in the wake controversies which sullied its reputation as America’s oldest university and one of the most prestigious.
HISTORY of Antisemitism: An visiting scholar from Harvard Divinity School called out the prestigious University for its “history” of antisemitism, and encouraged the university to “admit [it], confront (it) and overcome it.” The outrage directed towards Jews is “oddly proportionate,” according to Rabbi David Wolpe. He made headlines in December when he resigned from Harvard’s Antisemitism Advisory Group.
“MISCHARACTERIZED:The Washington Post published a long correction on Thursday to an old news article that was a month old. The Washington Post admitted it had “mischaracterized” certain aspects of the story regarding Palestinian mothers who were separated from their infants during the Israel-Hamas War. The paper’s reporting of the Israel-Hamas conflict has not been scrutinized before. The paper was criticized in October for misrepresenting the comments of Hamas terrorists as “critiques of Israel”.
QUOTE of the WEEK: “Jews continue to debate how to combat antisemitism. should be a part of the fight against this evil . Professor Gil Troy: “Jew-hatred does not affect Jews – it affects non-Jews.”
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