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Dov Waxman

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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. .. more

Dov Waxman is an author, academic and commentator. He is the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Israel Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and the director of the UCLA Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies. .. more

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Dov Waxman @dovwaxman.bsky.social · 20m

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.

Dov Waxman @dovwaxman.bsky.social · 29m

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.

Dov Waxman @dovwaxman.bsky.social · 1h

Roughly three-quarters of Jewish Americans said that challenging Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state is antisemitic.

Dov Waxman @dovwaxman.bsky.social · 1h

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.

Dov Waxman @dovwaxman.bsky.social · 1h

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.

Dov Waxman @dovwaxman.bsky.social · 1h

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.

Dov Waxman @dovwaxman.bsky.social · 1h

Jewish Republicans are more than twice as likely as Democrats to say there is “a lot” of antisemitism on college campuses (76% vs. 31 %).

Dov Waxman @dovwaxman.bsky.social · 1h

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.”

Dov Waxman @dovwaxman.bsky.social · 1h

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."

Dov Waxman @dovwaxman.bsky.social · 1h

There are some interesting findings in this new Washington Post survey of Jewish Americans: www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

More U.S. Jews shield identity in public amid antisemitism fears, Post poll finds

A third of U.S. Jewish people say they don’t feel safe, and two-thirds report seeing antisemitic content online at least once a month, a Washington Post poll finds.

www.washingtonpost.com

Dov Waxman @dovwaxman.bsky.social · 3h

I'm proud to have contributed a short essay, co-authored with @jeremybenami.bsky.social, to this much-needed report by @nexusproject.bsky.social. I hope you'll read it and share it.

The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 23h

@thejcpa.bsky.social's @amyspitalnick.bsky.social, @bulldogshadow.bsky.social, @perilresearch.bsky.social's
Rabbi Seth Limmer, @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social's @jeremybenami.bsky.social, @lilacb.bsky.social, @dovwaxman.bsky.social, @itamann.bsky.social, @lihiyona.bsky.social, and more.

The Shofar Report: A Call to Defend Democracy and Confront Antisemitism

Explore how defending democracy and confronting antisemitism ensures safety for all. Discover actionable steps inside this report.

nexusproject.us

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 23h

@thejcpa.bsky.social's @amyspitalnick.bsky.social, @bulldogshadow.bsky.social, @perilresearch.bsky.social's
Rabbi Seth Limmer, @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social's @jeremybenami.bsky.social, @lilacb.bsky.social, @dovwaxman.bsky.social, @itamann.bsky.social, @lihiyona.bsky.social, and more.

The Shofar Report: A Call to Defend Democracy and Confront Antisemitism

Explore how defending democracy and confronting antisemitism ensures safety for all. Discover actionable steps inside this report.

nexusproject.us

Dov Waxman @dovwaxman.bsky.social · 3d

Very good piece.

Dov Waxman @dovwaxman.bsky.social · 3d

Excellent article and, as you said, very important.

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 4d

This hateful antisemitic vandalism in Minneapolis is alarming and unacceptable.

Targeting synagogues with anti-Zionist/anti-Israel slogans isn’t political activism — it’s harassing and threatening Jewish communities.

Minneapolis police investigating antisemitic vandalism at Temple Israel

The largest synagogue in Minnesota has once again been vandalized with spray paint bearing antisemitic messages.

www.cbsnews.com

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Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 4d

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.

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 4d

Khaled Elgindy proving that you can in fact talk to Isaac Chotiner without sounding like you've recently been lobotomized with a cheese grater

Why Hamas Agreed to Release the Hostages

And why it might not matter much for Gaza’s future, or for Palestinian statehood.

www.newyorker.com

Dov Waxman @dovwaxman.bsky.social · 5d

I agree with this smart analysis by @alonpinkas.bsky.social: Hold that Nobel Prize: This Peace Plan Will Die, and Bibi Will Kill It newrepublic.com/article/2015...

Hold that Nobel Prize: This Peace Plan Will Die, and Bibi Will Kill It

Trump does deserve some credit here. But Netanyahu does not want peace, and it’s about as simple as that.

newrepublic.com

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Rachel Shabi @rachelshabi.bsky.social · 5d

I wrote about the Manchester synagogue attack and attempts to blame Gaza protests
rachelshabi.substack.com/p/indivisibl...

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Dov Waxman @dovwaxman.bsky.social · 5d

The ceasefire in Gaza, now in effect, depends on the promise given by an inveterate liar and conman (Trump) to a ruthless terrorist organization (Hamas) that he will prevent another serial liar, conman, and war criminal (Netanyahu) from resuming the war:

Trump promised not to let Israel break Gaza ceasefire to get deal

Israel broke one ceasefire. Trump told the mediators he wouldn't let it happen this time.

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Dov Waxman @dovwaxman.bsky.social · 6d

It's 9am in Israel and I'm standing on a hill in Sderot looking into Gaza and hearing the sounds of distant explosions and seeing dust clouds and plumes of smokes. The war hasn't ended yet.

Dov Waxman @dovwaxman.bsky.social · 6d

I agree. If Israel has agreed to release Barghouti that could be a game-changer in Palestinian politics.

Dov Waxman @dovwaxman.bsky.social · 6d

Very happy and relieved that a ceasefire-hostage agreement has been reached and that all the hostages will be home soon. I hope that the second phase of Trump's plan will also be implemented. That will be much harder to do than the first phase. The pressure on both sides must be sustained.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 7d

“Uttering, promoting, and in some cases even tolerating anti-Israel rhetoric that crosses the line into anti-Semitism does double damage,” @ibishblog.bsky.social argues: both fueling violent attacks and tarring the pro-Palestinian movement.

Anti-Semitism Is Poison for the Palestinian Cause

No good will come to the pro-Palestinian movement from any association with violent attacks.

Dov Waxman @dovwaxman.bsky.social · 8d

To reiterate, this is only a partial list of the many consequences of the Oct 7 attack and the subsequent war in Gaza (end of thread).

Dov Waxman @dovwaxman.bsky.social · 8d

22. A majority of American Jews have come to condemn Israel’s actions in Gaza, with 61% calling them war crimes and nearly 40% describing them as genocide (according to a recent poll by the Washington Post).

Dov Waxman @dovwaxman.bsky.social · 8d

21. The war has accelerated trends in American public opinion that were already underway. More than half of American adults now have an unfavorable opinion of Israel. Support for Israel among older Democrats and younger Republicans has significantly declined during the war.