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Author: Rebecca Leibowitz

Rebecca Leibowitz is a graduate of Rutgers University, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa and as a Henry Rutgers Scholar with BAs in psychology and Jewish studies. She served as student president of Rutgers Hillel and the Jewish Community Service Organization.
Defeating Anti-Israeli and Anti-Semitic Activity on Campus: A Case Study: Rutgers University

Defeating Anti-Israeli and Anti-Semitic Activity on Campus: A Case Study: Rutgers University

March 21, 2005 | Rebecca Leibowitz
Since the beginning of the Second Intifada in the fall of 2000, anti-Israeli activity, in the form of rallies, divestment campaigns, and misinformation about the political situation in Israel, has increased significantly across American university campuses. Jewish students at Rutgers University, the State University of New Jersey, were intimidated by the extreme anti-Israeli sentiment that often crossed the line into anti-Semitic activity.