The ugly truth about 477% increase in anti-Semitic incidents: WATCH

'There are so many instances of Jewish students not wanting to say anything; of students being afraid,' Campus Reform Editor-in-Chief Zachary Marschall said.

Campus Reform Editor-in-Chief Zachary Marschall joined The National News Desk to discuss rising anti-Semitism in American higher education — where he said anti-Israel sentiment, coupled with anti-Americanism, is frequently deemed “a marker of sophistication.”

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Anti-Israel incidents on American campuses reportedly spiked 477 percent since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks. The real figure is probably even worse, Marschall said: “There are so many instances of Jewish students not wanting to say anything; of students being afraid.”