NYC students expose 'extremist' professors fostering campus antisemitism at major universities
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EXCLUSIVE: Several students have come forward to discuss the “extremist” views held by certain university professors, which they say contribute to an antisemitic atmosphere on campus. These professors allegedly endorse anti-Israel demonstrations and propagate biased narratives that, according to the students, are inappropriate for educational institutions.

In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, Jewish students from NYU, Columbia, Barnard College, and Baruch College shared their experiences, highlighting “disturbing” remarks made by professors at some of New York City’s and the nation’s most prestigious universities.

TJ Katz from Columbia University recounted, “Many of my peers have shared unsettling comments from professors, whether in Middle Eastern politics classes or courses unrelated to the region.”

Mera Skoblo from NYU added, “We’ve witnessed professors shouting at students and failing to support them,” during her conversation with Fox.

Columbia University and Columbia student TJ Katz.

Jewish students from prominent New York City institutions expressed to Fox News Digital that certain professors are disseminating extremist, antisemitic, and anti-Israel rhetoric, fostering an unwelcoming environment for Jewish students. (Indy Scholtens/Getty Images)

Eliana Birman from Barnard College noted, “The mere presence of these professors is concerning. Many have signs outside their offices with messages like ‘Hands off our students’ and ‘Free Palestine,’ creating a charged atmosphere.”

“I had professors that were antisemitic,” Aidan Herlinger of Baruch told Fox. “I know students that have had professors that are antisemitic, we are put in positions where we can’t do anything about it, because it could cost us our grade.”

“We need to extricate extremists from the classroom, do departmental audits,” Shoshana Aufzien of Barnard added.

Anti-Israel protesters gather near Washington Square Park in New York City

Anti-Israel protesters wave Palestinian flags in Washington Square Park in New York City on Friday, May 3, 2024. (Rashid Umar Abbasi for Fox News Digital)

Columbia University has been one of the most notorious campuses that has faced anti-Israel riots and demonstrations. Since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, hundreds of students and non-students have been arrested as a result of riots.

NYU faced similar, though less intense, protests on its NYC campus, including a Dec. 12, 2024, demonstration outside the university’s library where protesters called for an “intifada revolution” saying that “Tel Aviv is stolen land.”

Skoblo outlined her fears as a Jewish student on campus, saying that “a lot of us are scared.”

A mass of tents on the Columbia University campus

A pro-Gaza ceasefire tent encampment at Columbia University on April 28, 2024. (Getty Images)

“The past two years on college campuses across New York City have been difficult for Jewish students,” Skoblo told Fox. “Some of us hide our identities. We’ve been screamed at. We’ve been blocked out of our own library during finals week.”

“How are we supposed to study when we hear chanting that shouts towards our destruction, makes us feel unsafe and unheard,” Skoblo added.

When asked if faculty influenced or pressured students to adopt a specific stance in the Middle Eastern conflict, Aiden Herlinger from Baruch College said, “I think the professors definitely play a role.”

While the students explained that antisemitism has existed on college campuses for some time, students noted that the recent rise in tensions and anti-Israel rhetoric that came after Oct. 7, 2023, could be attributable to professors indoctrinating or influencing students to participate in demonstrations, some of which turned violent and led to expulsions, suspensions and arrests.

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Police arrested more than 100 students at New York University who were protesting in support of students at Columbia University and to oppose Israel’s attacks on Gaza. (Fatih Aktas/Anadolu via Getty Images)

As for the consequences these professors may face for being accused by their own students of indoctrinating, Herlinger said there will likely be none.

“[Professors are] not going to face any consequences, especially in a school like Baruch that’s a public school, and it’s funded by the New York State government, and New York City government,” Herlinger added.

“These are just professors that are not going to face consequences.”

Fox News Digital reached out to the schools for comment.

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