The recent Global 100 survey conducted by the Anti-Defamation League has revealed a disturbing truth: antisemitism is not only persisting but thriving in our modern world. With an estimated 2.2 billion adults worldwide harboring deeply ingrained antisemitic attitudes,

Many universities have been reluctant to embrace a definition that, among other things, considers some criticisms of Israel as antisemitic. The university’s decision was part of a lawsuit settlement.

Harvard’s settlement of two antisemitism lawsuits Tuesday sparked pointed reactions from student groups on campus, ranging from reserved hope to fury and fears of censorship.

The Massachusetts university agreed to pay an undisclosed amount to the plaintiffs, but it did not admit to any wrongdoing or liability.

The lawsuits came after Harvard faced fierce criticism over its handling of anti-Israel protests that erupted on campus amid the Israel-Hamas war. Jewish students alleged they were bullied, spat on, intimidated, threatened and subjected to verbal and physical harassment.

Several other schools have recently settled similar lawsuits, and suits are pending against others, including the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University.

The nation’s richest Ivy League university lost millions in fundraising dollars after drawing donor ire over antisemitism on campus. These settlements could be the first step to assuaging those concerns.

The Ivy League school agreed to boost protections for Jewish students.

Established by the United Nations General Assembly to be observed on the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau — Jan. 27, 1945 — the day is to be a solemn memorial of the six million Jewish people, and five million non-Jews, killed in the Holocaust.

Given Oct. 7 and the war, each of them is not pursuing an identical agenda but they have serious concerns that are well-founded,” Guy Ziv, an American University professor, told

Criticism has mounted over the Anti-Defamation League’s speedy exoneration of Musk after he appeared to give a Nazi salute in public.