President Donald Trump insists that top universities must pay dearly for not protecting Jewish students. This includes cutting $790 million in medical and scientific research previously led by Northwestern University scholars.

Michael Schill, then president of Northwestern, was berated by congressional Republicans for brokering a compromise with pro-Palestinian protesters last year, disbanding their tent cities while preserving free speech. He was too timid in stamping out campus antisemitism, Trump disciples argued. Shill stepped down last month.

The Israel-Hamas war rattled campuses and spurred disrespect and intolerant behavior on all sides. But through the eyes of Jewish Americans, does Trump’s play of the antisemitism card feel authentic?

Most Jews nationwide think not. A wid

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