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Toni Airaksinen

A news reporter covering campus antisemitism.

Jun 30, 2025, 7:46 AM

Nurse says “I support Hamas,” Tells Detractors “Deport Me!”

Screenshot of Field's comments overlayed on a photo of a pro-Palestine protest by Aveedibya Dey, uploaded for public use on Unsplash.

An American nurse has found herself at the epicenter of a cause célèbre after a large pro-Israel account uncovered evidence showing that the healthcare provider admitted she supports Hamas a few months ago. “I’ll stand with God and support Hamas...

Jun 25, 2025, 8:24 AM

Hawaii Hospital Silent After Doctor Wishes Death on Zionists

Thousands of concerned citizens have signed a petition against a Honolulu, Hawaii medical doctor who posted on Facebook that he wishes to see Zionists “deleted”, which in Gen-Z lingo means murdered or killed. The doctor — Ryan Christopher Rao...

Jun 18, 2025, 9:35 PM

Hawaii DR: ‘There’s No Wrong Way To ‘Delete’ Zionists’

Photo of the Queens Medical Center in Hawaii (Wikipedia Creative Comments, by "Gearots551), with one of Dr. Ryan Rao's public Facebook comments on Zionists overlayed on it.

A doctor in Hawaii has come under fire after posting dozens of shocking comments about wanting Zionists to die on Monday and praising the deaths of Israelis on his public social media over the last week. Ryan Christopher Rao...

Jun 17, 2025, 12:11 AM

A Jewish Student Passed Out Alan’s Dershowitz’s Book: Now He’s In Trouble

A student at West Virginia University has been punished by his school for passing out a pro-Israel book by Alan Dershowitz as part of an educational community service initiative. The student — Eliyahu Itkowitz, a religious Jew who just finished...

Jun 15, 2025, 9:24 PM

‘Execute Zionists’: Police Called on Antisemitic Prof

Image Compilation of Publicly Avaiable Images and a Screenshot of Professor Ali's Comments on Zionists

School officials at the University of Sydney in Australia, along with local police, have launched a swift investigation into a professor who posted last week about “killing” Jews who believe in Israel’s right to exist. Fahad Ali — a noted...

Jun 12, 2025, 6:43 PM

Where Are All The Pro-Israel Professors?

The author, Toni Airaksinen (right) at a launch party for a politically unorthodox magazine while she was a student at Barnard College.

In this environment, it’s almost impossible to find anyone — students or professors — who admit they hold conservative or unorthodox views on any topic. To be public about those views could be equivalent to committing social or career suicide,...

Jun 4, 2025, 11:14 PM

How Campus Hamas Supporters Led Me To Judaism

Collage — Top Left: Conversion Certificate, Bottom Left: Photo From My Conversion Ceremony, Right: Photo with Rabbi Steve Moss and Cantor "Dan" at Temple Sinai of Palm Beach Country. Credits: Toni Airaksinen.

When I began studying at Barnard College of Columbia University in 2015, I was on a full-ride scholarship. Coming from a foster-care type upbringing, I had no family. No friends in NYC. And no support system. But I was...

About Me

Toni Airaksinen is an education reporter and editor for Liberty Affair. She graduated Barnard College in 2018, and as a journalist, focuses on antisemitism, free speech, and due process. She has written over 3,500 articles in the past 10 years for websites including USA TODAY College, NY Daily News, the Daily Caller, and Quillette. She splits her time between Boca Raton and New Jersey. Follow her on Substack and Twitter.

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