Aside from a lot of wailing about Trump’s victory, our college campuses have been pretty quiet of late, at least as compared with the tumult over Gaza since last October. Does it mean anything?

In today’s Martin Center article, Professor Joseph Knippenberg offers his thoughts. Looking at some survey data, he’s concerned.

A slice:

The Jim Joseph Foundation study adds a bit more texture to this picture. While pro-Israel students on most campuses pretty much necessarily have friends and acquaintances with a diverse set of opinions on the conflict, those who oppose a Jewish state have overwhelmingly homogeneous interlocutors. Over 40 percent of pro-Israel students (both Jewish and gentile) report that their friends’ views aren’t aligned with theirs — unsurprising given what the surveys show about the pro-Palestinian views that predominate on campus. On the other hand, over 70 percent of those opposed to a Jewish state report that their friends’ views are similar to their own. What’s more, roughly 20 percent of non-Jews responding to this survey say they wouldn’t want to be friends with someone who supports Israel. If they don’t interact with supporters of Israel and don’t want to interact with them, they can’t learn.

We have campus peace — for now — but it seems to be the result of fear and censorship.

As Knippenberg sees things, the professoriate is largely at fault. Read the whole thing.