An Israeli scholar at Stanford University said Wednesday evening that "America deserves Donald Trump," in response to the spread of extreme anti-Israel protests across universities in the United States.
Reflecting on his experiences over the past academic year at Stanford, Yotam Berger wrote on Facebook that "the 'progressive' movement does not believe in the existence of truth or facts anymore."
"They think it is wrong to use the term 'jihadist' against jihadists, because feelings are more important than facts (although primarily their own feelings)."
Berger wrote that he was initially dumbfounded by Trump's election victory in 2016, which he viewed as "inexplicable" at the time. However, after witnessing the "madness" of the extreme progressive ideology first-hand, especially its anti-Israel rhetoric, made him realize why some Americans voted for Trump.
"Trump is the reaction of certain Americans to the madness of the other side, a madness I was unaware of until it turned toward us.," Berger states. "If I had the right to vote, I would not choose Trump. But America deserves him."
Berger argued the solution to the crisis on campuses could not come from the bottom but could be resolved from the top, noting that the current wave of protests presents a learning opportunity for universities to uphold free speech principles while educating students against irrational rhetoric.
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Otherwise, he warned, "unless we seize the current opportunity, we will soon find ourselves facing a new generation of presidents and deans. And who knows whether they will still have positive feelings – repressed as they may be – toward Israel."
