Antisemitism on college campuses is intense. Incidents shot up 700% after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. Jewish families have reason to be nervous as another school year begins. Will their sons and daughters be safe?

Last year, Jewish students were blocked from classes, told to "go back to Europe," and even forced to navigate a Jewish "exclusion zone" at one university. Don't expect much improvement this fall. Aside from the resignations of three Ivy League presidents, colleges have done little to deter more incidents.

Worse, the safety of Jewish students is being held hostage to Democratic party politics.

A large bipartisan majority in both the House and Senate support a bill -- the Antisemitism Awareness Act -- that would bolster protection for Jewish students.

The bill says its purpose is to "reverse the normalization of antisemitism" on campuses and punish discrimination "rooted in antisemitism as vigorously as against all other forms of discrimination" prohibited by the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Meaning Jewish students would get the same level of protection as Black or Hispanic students.

The bill passed the House in June 320-91. But Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is sitting on it. Apparently Democratic Party bigwigs are afraid to........

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