Dov Waxman
@dovwaxman.bsky.social
Gilbert Foundation Chair of Israel Studies and Professor at UCLA. My research and writing focus on Israel-Palestine, contemporary antisemitism, Jewish politics, US-Israel relations, Israeli politics, and Middle East politics.
Reposted by Dov Waxman
You can’t be for Jewish safety and use dog whistles like “globalist.” And you can’t claim you have zero tolerance for antisemitism while winking and waving at it so long as it’s sufficiently subtle.
November 2, 2025 at 5:09 PM
You can’t be for Jewish safety and use dog whistles like “globalist.” And you can’t claim you have zero tolerance for antisemitism while winking and waving at it so long as it’s sufficiently subtle.
Me too. I've seen some previous surveys of Jewish college students showing that most think it's antisemitic to reject Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state, but it's unclear exactly how that common phrase is interpreted by people.
October 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Me too. I've seen some previous surveys of Jewish college students showing that most think it's antisemitic to reject Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state, but it's unclear exactly how that common phrase is interpreted by people.
It seems US Jews are okay with criticizing Israel, which has become widespread within the Jewish community, but not with punitive actions, which remains controversial. Also divestment is linked with the wider BDS movement in people's minds, which Jews have been told for many years is antisemitic.
October 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
It seems US Jews are okay with criticizing Israel, which has become widespread within the Jewish community, but not with punitive actions, which remains controversial. Also divestment is linked with the wider BDS movement in people's minds, which Jews have been told for many years is antisemitic.
Roughly three-quarters of Jewish Americans said that challenging Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state is antisemitic.
October 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Roughly three-quarters of Jewish Americans said that challenging Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state is antisemitic.
What U.S. Jews think is antisemitic: 22% say it's antisemitic to criticize Israel for its actions in Gaza; 54% say it’s antisemitic to demand universities divest from firms doing business with Israel; and 71 % say it's antisemitic to claim U.S. Jews bear responsibility for Israel’s actions in Gaza.
October 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
What U.S. Jews think is antisemitic: 22% say it's antisemitic to criticize Israel for its actions in Gaza; 54% say it’s antisemitic to demand universities divest from firms doing business with Israel; and 71 % say it's antisemitic to claim U.S. Jews bear responsibility for Israel’s actions in Gaza.
Many more U.S. Jews now believe that the Democratic Party is “unfriendly” to Jews (52% in 2025 compared with 36% who said this in a 2020 survey), while more U.S. Jews now believe that the Republican Party is “friendly” to Jews.
October 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Many more U.S. Jews now believe that the Democratic Party is “unfriendly” to Jews (52% in 2025 compared with 36% who said this in a 2020 survey), while more U.S. Jews now believe that the Republican Party is “friendly” to Jews.
Most U.S. Jews are skeptical of Trump’s campaign to fight antisemitism on college campuses, with nearly two-thirds believing he is conducting it for other reasons. A large majority (69%) think the Trump administration's task force will not be effective at reducing antisemitism on college campuses.
October 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Most U.S. Jews are skeptical of Trump’s campaign to fight antisemitism on college campuses, with nearly two-thirds believing he is conducting it for other reasons. A large majority (69%) think the Trump administration's task force will not be effective at reducing antisemitism on college campuses.
Jewish Republicans are more than twice as likely as Democrats to say there is “a lot” of antisemitism on college campuses (76% vs. 31 %).
October 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Jewish Republicans are more than twice as likely as Democrats to say there is “a lot” of antisemitism on college campuses (76% vs. 31 %).
44% of U.S. Jews said there is “a lot” of antisemitism on college and university campuses, but Jews under the age of 35, most of whom have attended college in the past decade, are more likely than Jews in general to say there is “not much” or “none at all.”
October 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
44% of U.S. Jews said there is “a lot” of antisemitism on college and university campuses, but Jews under the age of 35, most of whom have attended college in the past decade, are more likely than Jews in general to say there is “not much” or “none at all.”
Although there has hardly been any change since 2020 in Jewish perceptions of how much antisemitism there is in the U.S., there has been a significant increase in the % of U.S Jews who have "avoided publicly wearing, carrying or displaying anything that might help people identify them as Jewish."
October 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Although there has hardly been any change since 2020 in Jewish perceptions of how much antisemitism there is in the U.S., there has been a significant increase in the % of U.S Jews who have "avoided publicly wearing, carrying or displaying anything that might help people identify them as Jewish."
Reposted by Dov Waxman
I just did an op-ed @thecjn.bsky.social specifically to define those terms!! thecjn.ca/opinion/pers...
The Manchester synagogue attack inspires 'her skirt was too short' antisemitism
I do not opine on this from some lofty arena where Jews are not targets. No such place exists.
thecjn.ca
October 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I just did an op-ed @thecjn.bsky.social specifically to define those terms!! thecjn.ca/opinion/pers...