A strong majority of American Jews are sick of being used as a tool for President Donald Trump to carry out his illiberal agenda, according to a poll conducted by Ipsos for researchers at the University of Rochester and the University of California.
Nearly three-quarters of American Jews (72%) think Trump is using antisemitism as an "excuse" to pull research funding from colleges and universities, according to the survey. And 58% disagree with the Trump administration pausing or canceling hundreds of millions of dollars worth of funding to Harvard University and University of California, Los Angeles, over his claim that the schools did not protect students from antisemitism.
"Overall, this national survey details how Jewish Americans do worry about the return of antisemitic sentiments. A