


In recent years, we’ve seen a resurgence of animosity toward Jews arising on college campuses.
In today’s Martin Center article, Ezra Mayer, a student at George Washington University, writes about a complaint against a faculty member who seems unable to keep her hatred of Israel and animosity toward Jewish students from boiling over.
Mayer writes, “The Title VI complaint in question outlines gross antisemitic comments and behavior by Professor Lara Sheehi of the GWU psychology department. Among other misdeeds, Sheehi allegedly told one student, ‘It’s not your fault you were born in Israel.’ Further reporting on the situation alleges that Professor Sheehi ‘spread lies about [her Israeli students] to the faculty — smearing [their] reputations to the people who are going to be [their] clinical supervisors for years to come.’”
And in an ironic twist, Sheehi teaches a required “diversity” course.
Mayer explains that among the “woke” today, Israel is regarded as an oppressive, racist state. Therefore, opposition to Israel must be voiced as often as possible and Jewish students made to feel like bad people.
He concludes, “Nearly monthly, like clockwork, it seems we have another antisemitic incident at GWU that garners national media attention. The university releases its usual platitude-filled statement of condemnation, but when it comes to actually effecting substantive change, it fumbles the ball.”