A university president, a co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s, and the executive leadership of a leading anti-Zionist group are among more than 100 names to sign onto a Jewish open letter criticizing President Donald Trump’s “disingenuous claims of antisemitism to attack colleges and deport students.”
The letter , billed as “American Jews Opposing Deportations,” was published Thursday. It criticizes Trump’s stated intent to root out campus antisemitism by targeting student pro-Palestinian activists.
The letter stands out for uniting voices from disparate perspectives. Some of the signers are longtime and vocal progressives including several leading anti-Zionists. But others are university administrators, including an official derided by pro-Palestinian protesters at a university in the Trump