Biden admin ripped by experts as antisemitism gets 'worse' over past 6 months: 'Should have seen it coming'

Six months after Jewish groups warned the Biden administration that antisemitism in the United States is worse than it has ever been, Jewish leaders and a Middle East expert told Fox News Digital that things have only gotten worse and offered insight into what more needs to be done.

"In the past 6 months, antisemitism has definitely gotten worse," Archie Gottesman, co-founder of JewBelong, told Fox News Digital this week. Gottesman's reaction comes six months after several prominent Jewish organizations, including the Anti-Defamation League and the American Jewish Committee, met with Biden’s Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to express the belief that they’ve "never seen" this much antisemitism in the U.S.

"College campuses are hosting violent protests, and they are continuing to grow in number," Gottesman added. "Those of us watching closely know that the violence is going to continue to escalate-- like it just did on Columbia’s campus last night-- and that many of the students don’t even know what they are protesting about. The faculty members that are joining them should be ashamed of how poorly they are representing once-revered institutions."

Gottesman told Fox News Digital that the Biden administration can and should do more, including deploying the National Guard to college campuses facing lawlessness from anti-Israel groups.

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"President Biden has the authority to call in the national guard yet he hasn’t," Gottesman said.

"Can you imagine if these protests were against either people of color or LGBTQ+ people? The administration needs to start by showing some real leadership. Even just meeting with