The war between Israel and Hamas caused a surprising rise in anti-Semitism around the world, but as Fox News' Benjamin Hall explores in his latest Fox Nation special, the impact it is having in the United States is especially chilling.
During an appearance on “Fox & Friends” on Thursday, Hall previewed his new special titled “Antisemitism in America,” warning that the dangerous trend is headed in the wrong direction.
“We've all been watching the protests that have taken place in the American state of Just Cal in recent days, we've seen the protests there. But what we're starting to see is that they're not just protests, sort of in support or against of the death toll inside Gaza,” argued Hall, who was seriously injured in 2022 while covering the war between Russia and Ukraine.
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“These are really shifting towards anti-Semitism. They're really shifting towards anti-Jewish sentiment.”
Fox News' Benjamin Hall, pictured right next to a stitched photo of a protest at Harvard University. The United States has seen a rise in protests in cities and university campuses in the wake of the war between Israel and Hamas. Benjamin Hall explores the rise of anti-Semitism in his new Fox Nation special. (FoxNews)
The protest cited by Hall in the segment occurred at California State University, Los Angeles on Wednesday night. A large group of anti-Israel protesters took over and blocked a campus building, trapping school employees inside, including the university president.
To date, there have been thousands of protests related to Israel and Hamas around the world, most of which have been called anti-Israel.
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“I think almost what was more terrifying and painful than the attacks themselves was coming back to the United States and seeing the world's reaction to what happened on October 7,” Natalie Sanandaji said in the Fox Nation special. Sanandaji, from Great Neck, New York, was a survivor of the Supernova music festival near Kibbutz Re'im in southern Israel.
In her special, Hall investigates the unique role social media has played in the unprecedented anti-Semitic wave, referencing former Harvard President Claudine Gay's shocking congressional testimony, during which she gave no clear response when asked. asked him if calling for the genocide of Jews was against Harvard policy. .
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After an intense reaction, later issued a statement clarifying that the university takes a firm position against calls for violence against the Jewish community.
The recent events of the October 7 attack on Israel resulted in the largest massacre of Jews since World War II, and subsequent Israeli retaliation has polarized sentiments in the United States and increased tensions, often morphing into anti-Americanism. Benjamin Hall explores the rise of anti-Semitism in the United States and its impact on modern politics in his new Fox Nation special. (FoxNews)
Hall further explored the alarming correlation between the rise of anti-Semitism and anti-Americanism.
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“In addition to the burning of Israeli flags, we often see the burning of American flags as well. Therefore, there is real concern about the direction it is going,” he warned.
In the exclusive special, the Fox News correspondent speaks with Holocaust survivor Tova Friedman, talk show host Dennis Prager, the Rev. Franklin Graham, former White House press secretary Ari Fleisher and more to get an better perspective on the growing topic.
“Antisemitism in America” is now available to Fox Nation subscribers.
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Fox News' Brian Flood contributed to this report.
