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Identifying Correlates in Anti-Semitic Incidents on College Campuses in the U.S. Jessica Morris Bridgewater State University Virtual Commons - Bridgewater State University Master’s Theses and Projects College of Graduate Studies 5-2017 Identifying Correlates in Anti-Semitic Incidents on College Campuses in the U.S. Jessica Morris Follow this and additional works at: http://vc.bridgew.edu/theses Part of the Criminology Commons Recommended Citation Morris, Jessica. (2017). Identifying Correlates in Anti-Semitic Incidents on College Campuses in the U.S.. In BSU Master’s Theses and Projects. Item 47. Available at http://vc.bridgew.edu/theses/47 Copyright © 2017 Jessica Morris This item is available as part of Virtual Commons, the open-access institutional repository of Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Jessica Morris Candidate Criminal Justice Department This thesis is approved, and it is acceptable in quality and form for publication: Approved by the Thesis Committee: Dr. Carolyn Petrosino, Chairperson Dr. Jamie Huff Dr. Mia Ortiz ii Identifying Correlates in Anti-Semitic Incidents on College Campuses in the U.S. by JESSICA MORRIS THESIS Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Criminal Justice Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, Massachusetts May, 2017 iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to acknowledge Dr. Carolyn Petrosino, my advisor and thesis chair, for her support and encouragement throughout my education at Bridgewater State. It has been a long several months of prepping, writing and rewriting these chapters. Her guidance will be with me as I continue my research in the coming years. I also thank my committee members, Dr. Jamie Huff and Dr. Mia Ortiz, for their valued criticisms and valued opinions in my professional development. They are both inspiring individuals that have contributed greatly to this final product. iv i. List of Tables .............................................................................................................viii ii. List of Figures ...........................................................................................................ix iii. Abstract ....................................................................................................................x iv. CHAPTER ONE: Introduction .............................................................................1 v. CHAPTER TWO: Literature Review ....................................................................8 Anti-Semitism ......................................................................................................8 Jewish identity ......................................................................................10 Anti-Semitism vs Anti-Zionism ..........................................................................11 Brief History of the Israeli-Palestinian and Israeli-Hamas Conflicts .................18 Institutionalized Anti-Semitism in the U.S. ........................................................20 Anti-Semitic incidents on U.S. campuses ............................................22 Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement ..................................................25 Student Groups and Organizations ......................................................................29 Hillel ....................................................................................................30 Pro-Peace student groups .....................................................................31 Pro-Palestine student groups ................................................................33 Pro-Israel student groups .....................................................................34 Media Coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian and Israeli-Hamas Conflicts ............35 CAMERA ............................................................................................35 Social Media ........................................................................................36 Localized Hate Groups .......................................................................................37 Theories ...............................................................................................................38 Power threat theory ..............................................................................38 Defended neighborhoods theory ..........................................................39 vi. CHAPTER THREE: Methodology ........................................................................41 vii. CHAPTER FOUR: Results ....................................................................................49 Northeastern University ......................................................................................49 v Pro-Palestine advocacy ........................................................................49 Pro-Israel advocacy ..............................................................................50 Pro-Peace advocacy .............................................................................51 Hillel ....................................................................................................52 Local off-campus hate groups ..............................................................53 University score ...................................................................................54 Yale University ....................................................................................................54 Pro-Palestine advocacy ........................................................................55 Pro-Israel advocacy ..............................................................................56 Pro-Peace advocacy .............................................................................57 Hillel ....................................................................................................57 Local off-campus hate groups ..............................................................57 University score ...................................................................................57 Boston College ....................................................................................................58 Pro-Palestine advocacy ........................................................................59 Pro-Israel advocacy ..............................................................................59 Pro-Peace advocacy .............................................................................60 Hillel ....................................................................................................61 Local off-campus hate groups ..............................................................61 University score ...................................................................................61 University of California – Irvine .........................................................................62 Pro-Palestine advocacy ........................................................................63 Pro-Israel advocacy ..............................................................................64 Pro-Peace advocacy .............................................................................65 Hillel ....................................................................................................65 Local off-campus hate groups ..............................................................65 University score ...................................................................................66 vi Oberlin College ...................................................................................................66 BDS Resolution ...................................................................................67 Pro-Palestine advocacy ........................................................................67 Pro-Israel advocacy ..............................................................................68 Pro-Peace advocacy .............................................................................69 Hillel ....................................................................................................70 Local off-campus hate groups ..............................................................70 University score ...................................................................................70 University of Illinois at Chicago .........................................................................71 BDS Resolution ...................................................................................71 Pro-Palestine advocacy ........................................................................72 Pro-Peace advocacy .............................................................................72 Hillel ....................................................................................................73 Local off-campus hate groups ..............................................................73 University score ...................................................................................74 Hunter College: City University of New York ....................................................74 Pro-Palestine advocacy ........................................................................74 Pro-Israel advocacy ..............................................................................75 Pro-Peace advocacy .............................................................................76 Hillel ....................................................................................................76 Local off-campus hate groups ..............................................................76
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