Abstract
In the 2023–2024 academic year reports of antisemitism on U.S.
college campuses surged. At the same time, contentious
debates about what antisemitism means reignited, in particular,
with respect to criticism of Israel. The present study addresses
this debate through a bottom-up approach that centers on the
perspective of the targets of antisemitism. Surveys conducted
during the 2023–2024 academic year with Jewish students on
over 50 campuses reveal wide agreement that certain statements
about Israel are inherently antisemitic and that these
views remained stable over the academic year.