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Commentary: Attorney General Merrick Garland has to do more about the rising antisemitism on college campuses

A woman participates in a rally at Columbia University in support of Israel in response to a neighboring student rally in support of Palestine at the university on Oct. 12, 2023, in New York City.

On Oct. 7, Hamas invaded southern Israel and massacred at least 1,400 people and seized more than 200 hostages. According to captured documents, the goal of the brutal atrocity was to kill as many Jews as possible, and after the fact universal condemnation was not forthcoming.

In ostensible allegiance with the Palestinian cause, demonstrators in the U.S. and many countries across the world voiced support for the abhorrent actions of Hamas. Some of these demonstrations included open expressions of

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