America’s college campuses are burning with antisemitism, a byproduct of the left-wing ideology that has, for years, dominated the upper echelons of academia and poisoned the minds of so many of America’s youth.
We are witnessing a poisoned generation of college students on campuses from coast to coast. What started out under the false guise of “peaceful protests” in support of a cease-fire in Israel manifested into its true form—the latest in a long history of hatred for the nation of Israel. Now, terrorist-sympathizing college students are inching closer to the level of antisemitic violence we’ve come to expect from terrorist groups like Hamas.
For nearly 30 years, the world has designated Hamas as the terrorist organization that it is. Hamas’ goal is the erasure of Israel, and the organization has used fear and violence to accomplish that goal. When students at Columbia, UCLA and elsewhere start acting like terrorists, we should treat them like terrorists.
We must root out who’s funding these violent, hate-fueled riots. We sanction countries that sponsor terrorism and must bring the hammer down on whatever individuals or groups are supporting these silver-spoon, Ivy League jihadists. Don’t let the nose rings and blue hair fool you—this is international terrorism. The rioters holding the campuses of Columbia and UCLA hostage are absolutely committing international terrorism.
The FBI’s website clearly defines international terrorism as, “Violent, criminal acts committed by individuals and/or groups who are inspired by, or associated with, designated foreign terrorist organizations or nations (state-sponsored).”
The anti-Israel hatred we are witnessing across America and around the globe is a continuation of a battle being waged against God’s chosen people since the Old Testament. The Philistines, Amalekites, Canaanites, Babylonians and Assyrians are different in name, but their hatred for Israel remains. And we as believers must stand with Israel, no matter the cost.
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Why? Because God commanded it. In His covenant with Abraham in Genesis 12:3 (NIV), God spoke, “I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse, and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” We serve a God of covenant, and His covenant with Abraham still holds true today.
We can look at the protests happening around the country to see which side is right. To do this, let’s examine some of Jesus’ teachings in the New Testament. In Matthew 7:18-20 (NKJV) Jesus tells a parable of good fruit. “A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Therefore by their fruits you will know them.” One look at the campus of Columbia University will show you some rotten fruit.
I witnessed it firsthand. Last week, we held a United for Israel March on Columbia’s campus. We wanted to stand in physical and spiritual solidarity with our Jewish brothers and sisters. We praised, prayed and denounced the hatred being hurled at us and the nation of Israel. And the hatred did not relent.
Now, Columbia has descended into absolute lawlessness and violence, as these barbaric, modern-day Philistines use hate and fear to push their antisemitic message. It. Won’t. Work. We know how this story ends. Those who hate God and His people will meet the same fate as the tree that doesn’t bear fruit. I want my life to bear fruit.
This week, we announced that we are bringing the United for Israel March to the West Coast! We will be marching against antisemitism on the campus of the University of Southern California on May 8th at 5:30 p.m.
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Sean Feucht is a missionary, musician, activist, author and speaker. He travels the world sharing the life-changing power of the gospel of Christ and is the founder of the “Let Us Worship Movement.”
