“If Israel did not exist, they would still seek to tear us down. Hating Israel allows them to bring groups that have nothing to do with each other together,” Cornell University Law Professor William Jacobson said.
The American Civil Liberties Union, Jewish Voice for Peace, and the Council on American Islamic Relations on Jan. 18 asserted that the definition is "dangerously chilling fundamental rights of free speech, freedom of assembly and protest, and academic freedom."
The poll is not heavily split along party lines.
A plurality supports Israel in its war against Hamas, while a majority also says the National Guard should protect Jewish students if colleges fail to take action when threatened.
