Shai Davidai
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“You have to appeal to people's emotions, you have to acknowledge that they are humans, you have to show them a lot of empathy, and at the same time, whatever you do, the end decision needs to be based on evidence and fact.”
Shai Davidai · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-08
Davidai told Fox News Digital that students must appeal to emotions and empathy while grounding arguments in evidence.
“I think the most important lesson that they should get is that you cannot engage just with facts,”
Shai Davidai · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-08
Davidai explained that engaging effectively against antisemitism requires more than facts alone.
“And what I'm trying to teach the students here is that they can stand up to them, that when someone is being loud, that just that doesn't mean that they're being right, and it doesn't mean that they should go unopposed.”
Shai Davidai · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-08
Davidai taught students that loud opposition does not equate to being right and should not go unopposed.
“engage with empathy and evidence.”
Shai Davidai · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-08
Davidai advised JSU conference participants to keep in mind what he called the three E's during mock debate sessions.
“The problem is that they are very, very loud, they have a lot of power on campus, and they take control of the agenda,”
Shai Davidai · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-08
Davidai's research found that the loudest voices on campus promoting antisemitism represent a minority opinion.