Former Donald Trump adviser Jared Kushner claimed it is “safer in Saudi Arabia” for American Jews right now than it is on America’s college campuses.

Kushner joined Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo on Sunday Morning Futures to talk about anti-Cemitism in America while the war continues between Israel and Hamas. After Kushner called the situation “really horrific” and said he hopes for Hamas’ elimination, Bartiromo asked him about his recent trip to Saudi Arabia and what he heard from their leaders.

It was a very interesting time to be over there. I’ve been there many times before. One of the ironies is that as an American Jew, you’re safer in Saudi Arabia right now than you are at a college campus like Columbia University.

I spoke at the conference. They allowed me to speak freely, and what I sensed there was that there is obviously a very big discussion of what would happen with the tremendous terrorist attack perpetrated by Hamas. The people of Saudi Arabia have a lot of care for the Palestinian civilians, and so they would like to see Israel accomplish the mission, to make sure Hamas could be eliminated. They’re against terrorism in the region in general, and quite frankly, there’s a lot of enthusiasm to continue the trajectory that was set under the Trump administration — and that the Biden administration has embraced — to try and bring Israel and Saudi Arabia together…

The comments about Columbia University seemingly refer to the spate of pro-Palestinian demonstrations that took place at schools across America as the war broke out. Columbia was recently in the news when billionaire graduate Leon Cooperman announced he would cut off donations to his alma mater in disgust for pro-Palestinian protests that took place there and at other schools.

Months after Kushner left the White House, his private equity firm received a $2 billion investment from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund that was personally approved by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. This has factored into recurring questions about Saudi Arabia’s leverage over Trump-world policy.

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