NEGATIVE FINDINGS | UPDATES SCHOOL: New York University (NYU) Updates: NYU has without a doubt been one of the worst campuses for Jewish students since the war broke out. There have been numerous incidents, such as students removing Israeli hostage posters, vandalizing Israeli hostage posters, a public endorsement of Hamas from a law student in a newsletter, and the presence of antisemitic protest signs on campus. SCHOOL: University of Wisconsin, Madison Updates: A large pro-Hamas demonstration occurred on campus shortly after the war broke out on October 7. SCHOOL: UNC Chapel Hill Updates: A number of antisemitic incidents have occurred at UNC Chapel Hill since October 7, such as pro-Hamas protestors chanting antisemitic slogans and assaulting a professor, antisemitic stickers plastered around campus, and antisemitic graffiti. SCHOOL: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Updates: A woman was caught holding a sign equating Jews to Nazis on campus. SCHOOL: University of California, Berkeley Updates: A professor offered students extra credit if they attended an anti-Israel event, an assault on a Jewish student was caught on camera, and because the environment has become so toxic, Jewish students have been forced to plead for their safety on campus to school administrators. SCHOOL: Tulane University Updates: We commend Tulaneʼs President for being openly supportive of Israel and condemning Hamas. President Michael A. Fitts released a response to an unsanctioned and unapproved rally by pro-Palestinian protestors on campus in late October, stating “Symbols and acts of hatred, anti-Semitism, deliberate provocation and preying upon the fears of others are not a part of who we are.” This rally ended in an assault of three Jewish students by pro-Palestinian protestors. 20
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