Violence against Jews on Columbia campus.A group of what I suspect are Jewish students are caught in the middle of the jihadi supporting protest at Columbia.The mob throws bottles at their heads and screams:“Zionist!”“Genocidal Maniac!”“You’ve got blood on your hands!”“Fuck you!”“Genocidal Freaks.”“Bye, Bye, Fuckers.”Columbia IS NOT SAFE FOR JEWS!!!!!
That account has a series of videos from Columbia last night.
Some chants called for the ethnic cleansing of Jews in the Middle East: “Settlers, settlers, go back home. Palestine is ours alone.”
Here is one student suggesting Hamas should kill pro-Israel counter-protesters.
This is utterly unacceptable in any public space, let alone a campus that should be safe for all. And there are no threats nor violence from the pro-Israel counter-protesters - the only people in danger are Jews.
The OU-JLIC rabbi at Columbia/Barnard Hillel, Rabbi Elie Buechler, issued a statement today telling Jews that they are not safe on campus:
What we are witnessing in and around campus is terrible and tragic. The events of the last few days, especially last night, have made it clear that Columbia University’s Public Safety and the NYPD cannot guarantee Jewish students’ safety in the face of extreme antisemitism and anarchy.It deeply pains me to say that I would strongly recommend you return home as soon as possible and remain home until the reality in and around campus has dramatically improved.*It is not our job as Jews to ensure our own safety on campus.* No one should have to endure this level of hatred, let alone at school.If you need assistance please reach out to me.May we see better days on campus soon.Chag Kasher vSameach,Rav Elie BuechlerDirector OU-JLIC at Columbia/Barnard
I've never seen any announcement like that on any campus from any religious or ethnic group.
While some students seemed to be heeding Rabbi Buechler’s advice, others were determined to stay on campus, with one Jewish student saying he plans to remain even after being “chased up the block” a few days ago by a pro-Palestine mob.“It’s honestly horrifying now. To walk around Columbia’s campus right now is to walk through a completely hostile environment,” the senior, Avi Weinberg, 25, told The Post on Sunday.Weinberg slammed Columbia’s administration for losing its “backbone” and failing to do more to protect students.He added that he doesn’t plan to follow the rabbi’s advice or take classes over Zoom just because “a group of lunatics decided to take over campus.
