JERUSALEM, Israel – North American Jewish and Christian students visited Israel recently for a closer look at the impact of war. CBN News spoke with them about their impressions and about the antisemitism many are facing back home.
The students have felt the weight of dealing with anti-Israel protesters and antisemitism on their campuses while advocating for Israel.
Columbia University student Joshua Shain told CBN News, “I’m not going to pretend it’s easy. It’s a lot tougher than I would like it to be.”
The students met with Knesset member Danny Danon, who pledged Israel’s solidarity.
“We are at war here in Israel, fighting Hamas and Hezbollah, but also those brave students are at war on the campuses in North America,” Danon said.
Michael Eglash, head of Take Action for Israel Mission, believes these students needed a personal experience in Israel to help them in their work back home on campus.
“Not too long after October 7th, we saw that there was a tremendous need to bring student leaders, pro-Israel student leaders, both Jewish and non-Jewish, to Israel to see firsthand the terrible atrocities and to bear witness to what happened,” Eglash explained.
He expects the students to be better equipped for their mission to
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