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An MIT spokesperson told CNN that the incidents Khan brought up “are known to us, with some already addressed and others being addressed.”
The spokesperson said the university has, in some cases, taken disciplinary action against students who have committed antisemitic acts. MIT is also “responding with an array of educational steps.”
“These efforts are well underway and ongoing,” she said.
Khan referred to statement like that as “lip service” in the hearing.
Some attacks have turned physical, students say
Eden Yadegar, a junior at Columbia University, described how Jewish students were attacked by people wielding sticks outside of the university library, and how she has been mocked on campus as well as on social media.“We have been attacked by sticks outside our library. We have been attacked by angry mobs and we have been threatened to ‘Keep f—ing running,’” said Yadegar, president of Students Supporting Israel at Columbia University
Columbia spokesperson Samantha Slater said in a statement to CNN that antisemitism is “antithetical” to the university’s values.
“We are using every available tool to keep our community safe and that includes protecting our Jewish students from antisemitic discrimination or harassment,” Slater said. “Maintaining a safe, civil, inclusive, and respectful campus environment is always a core priority for the University administration and never more so than at present.”
Hannah Beth Schlacter, an MBA student at the University of California, Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, accused the university of fostering an environment where Jewish students are not given equal opportunity to learn and participate in activities.
Schlacter described the difficulty she and a fellow student faced getting help from the university’s police force after the student reported being spit on and called a “dirty Jew” during an on-campus protest.
“When you do not call out hate against Jews based on shared ancestral identity, that sends the message to other students on campus that it is okay, socially acceptable, tolerated behavior to actively hate Jews on campus,” she said.
Earlier in the week, protesters disrupted an event by banging on and shattering glass doors to the auditorium where Israeli Defense Forces soldiers were scheduled to speak, videos posted on social media show. The university’s chancellor published a statement on Tuesday condemning the violent protests that took place the prior day.
“I did not go to class Tuesday,” Schlacter said. “How could I when Berkeley will not protect us from a riot?”
Are there good people on both sides Lefties?
And do any of you take a tiki torch and march with these antisemites?