Gov. Hochul and Jonathan Lippman arent going to purge Jew-hatred at CUNY

Either Gov.Hochul is clueless about what’s driving Jew-hatred at CUNY — or she knows full well but lacks the backbone to properly address it.That’s the only possible conclusion from ex-Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman’s new report on CUNY antisemitism.The 139-page document’s very title, “Antisemitism and Discrimination at the City University of New York,” hints at what the gov sought: a politically correct review that pretends to fix problems — without upsetting apple carts.Why else include “and discrimination” in the title if the goal was to stamp out antisemitism specifically? That, in itself, paints the report as inexcusably naïve — if not an outright whitewash.Yes, Lippman admits serious problems at CUNY.

But he zeroes in (as Hochul wanted) on “policies and procedures,” suggesting marginal tweaks that won’t make much difference:Uh, how about firing blatant antisemites who spread false information smearing Israel and Jews? Or, better yet, not hiring them in the first place?Last year, Students and Faculty for Equality at CUNY cited the school’s “seemingly deliberate campaign of systemically curtailing recruitment of both Jewish students and employees.”By March 2023, not one of the “80 campus president and senior leadership positions” was held by a Jew, the group reported.Worse, “CUNY seems hell-bent on replacing its Jews with antisemites,” charged group founder Prof.Jeffrey Lax.Chancellor Félix Matos Rodríguez, for example, hired Saly Abd Alla — former director of the Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations in Minnesota and an activist for the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement — as CUNY’s top chief diversity officer.“The university doesn’t merely misunderstand antisemitism,” fumes Lax.

“Its leaders actively work to promote and defend it.”Lippman’s review doesn’t really address any of this.Instead, it praises Rodriguez for fighting antisemitism — though he’s clearly ...