Former Indiana Governor Criticizes US Colleges’ Approach to Addressing Anti-Semitism

Published on November 25, 2023

Former Indiana governor Mitch Daniels has criticized higher education institutions over their handling of anti-Semitism on campus, which has been prevalent since Hamas’ Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel. In an opinion piece published in The Washington Post on Nov. 24, Mr. Daniels—also Purdue University President Emeritus—said U.S. colleges were “wallowing in moral confusion and hypocrisy” over anti-Semitism. He said these were a “cause for dejection at how far the sector has fallen” and “how little many young Americans know of essential history once so immediate and universally understood.” “It isn’t just the students on many campuses who have a flawed understanding of Israel’s history and a warped moral sensibility,” the former governor said....