Yinam Cohem, consul general of Israel to the Midwest, spoke on October 8 to the invite-only “Democracy in Israel” gathering about the Israeli political system, the Israel-Hamas war, and the connections between American and Israeli Jews.
Responses to Cohen’s visit included a public letter from UChicago Jews for a Free Palestine denouncing the meeting, while some students at the meeting said it was constructive in addressing the antisemitism they faced.
