# From Above: Mothers Against College Antisemitism (MACA) with Zach Samalin

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Podcast: [Unpacking Zionism](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-zionism-6870666)
Published: 2025-04-14T15:57:13+00:00
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## Resource

This is the first episode in a mini-series called "From Above," which looks at the Zionist organizations that have been laying the groundwork for Trump-era fascism and are now helping it advance. This mini-series isn’t so much a “how did we get here” as an effort to demystify the ongoing structures of Zionism that underwrite this present moment. In this episode, we’re joined by Zach Samalin from New York University to discuss the group called Mothers Against College Antisemitism (MACA), which was among the first Zionist groups to publicly embrace Trump’s deportation machine. RESOURCES https://www.nyu-aaup.org/aaup-nyu-report-nyus-president-mills-interfered-with-student-disciplinary-process-at-request-of-islamophobic-anti-palestinian-group/ https://theintercept.com/2025/01/31/nyu-gaza-protesters-deport-maca-antisemitism/ https://politicalresearch.org/2024/10/30/understanding-rise-multiracial-right-and-why-it-matters

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