Antisemitism has reached alarming levels in the United States, and California, which prides itself on tolerance, is no exception. It has reached nearly every major community. A story from Davis, California, illustrates the problem.
The first time I visited Davis was in May 2025. I was invited to address Jewish students at UC Davis, and expected a quiet, innocuous visit to a university town.
Instead, I walked into something entirely different.
TheJewish students I met spoke in hushed tonesabout how they were afraid to be openly Jewish on campus. Faculty members confided that they were reluctant to speak out. And members of the local Jewish community made it clear that they feel abandoned by the very institutions that are supposed to protect them.
Earlier this year, a UC Davis professor who had publicly threatened “Zionist journalists” and their families retained her position despite widespread outrage.
But hatred has spread beyond campus— dressed up in the language of so-called social justice.
The City of Davis Human Relations Commission produced what it calls the “MAPA Report” earlier this year. The report focuses on the local experiences of Muslims, Arabs, Palestinians, and their “allies” (hence the acronym).
On the surface, it sounds reasonable enough. After all, every community deserves to feel safe, respected, and heard.
But if you read the report, a chilling pattern begins to emerge. This is not a document about protecting a vulnerable community. It is a document that singles out another, far more vulnerable one.
The report consistently and systematically casts the Jewish community — particularly those associated with Israel or Zionism — not as a minority in need of protection, but as a primary source of harm.
Source: California Post – Breaking California News, Photos & Videos
