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lapucelle

(19,570 posts)
Sun Apr 21, 2024, 10:17 AM Apr 2024

Jewish students get harassed trying to leave Columbia's campus Saturday night.

Jewish students get harassed trying to leave Columbia’s campus tonight. You can hear someone yell “Yehudim Yehudim”- “Jews Jews.” They curse and yell “go back to Poland.” Antisemitism has become the new normal here.



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Jewish students get harassed trying to leave Columbia's campus Saturday night. (Original Post) lapucelle Apr 2024 OP
"I've come to doubt that [Columbia is a safe place for Jewish students]. So does a campus rabbi, Ellie Buechler." lapucelle Apr 2024 #1
This is very scary and very wrong. Biophilic Apr 2024 #2
Why is anyone shocked that these "pro-Palestinian" groups comradebillyboy Apr 2024 #3
Professor Shai Davidai warned about Columbia's indifference months ago question everything Apr 2024 #4
I am horrified by this IbogaProject Apr 2024 #5
What are you talking about? lapucelle Apr 2024 #6
This is the JEWISH GROUP. Behind the Aegis Apr 2024 #7
I apologise IbogaProject Apr 2024 #8
Sometimes it's best to just say "this is horrifying" and leave it at that. yardwork Apr 2024 #10
Similar for the Nazis charging Jews for the damage they did to Jewish property during Kristallnacht AZLD4Candidate Apr 2024 #11
Yeah... no. yardwork Apr 2024 #9
Will it spread off of the campuses? Richard D Apr 2024 #12
I'm so sorry. shrike3 Apr 2024 #13
I'm a an ally and a guest in this forum, so I, too, am sorry. lapucelle Apr 2024 #14
We're worried in this house. shrike3 Apr 2024 #15

lapucelle

(19,570 posts)
1. "I've come to doubt that [Columbia is a safe place for Jewish students]. So does a campus rabbi, Ellie Buechler."
Sun Apr 21, 2024, 10:22 AM
Apr 2024

Columbia University professor of journalism Bill Grueskin:

I used to tell my Jewish friends - even weeks ago - that Columbia (where I’ve served as a professor and a dean for 15 years) was still a safe place for their kids to live and study.

I’ve come to doubt that. So does a campus rabbi, Ellie Buechler.



Biophilic

(4,986 posts)
2. This is very scary and very wrong.
Sun Apr 21, 2024, 10:25 AM
Apr 2024

And looks so much like Germany in the early 30s. There is nothing gained by this behavior except the perpetuation of evil. Who are these people?

comradebillyboy

(10,531 posts)
3. Why is anyone shocked that these "pro-Palestinian" groups
Sun Apr 21, 2024, 10:32 AM
Apr 2024

are full of anti-Semites doing anti-Semitic things?

IbogaProject

(3,774 posts)
5. I am horrified by this
Sun Apr 21, 2024, 12:24 PM
Apr 2024

I fear this is blowback to AIPAIC or what ever that lobbying group pushing the hardline and suppressing the Israeli left wing in discussions. Also the strident labeling any criticism as antisemitic basically gave this extremism room to grow with out nuanced debate. This crisis is all big money donor caused and now dirty oil money is pushing this dangerous behavior which will lead to violence.

Behind the Aegis

(54,926 posts)
7. This is the JEWISH GROUP.
Sun Apr 21, 2024, 02:18 PM
Apr 2024

Your comments seem to indicate that you are blaming JEWS for anti-Semitism, which is, in of itself, anti-Semitic. You also falsely claim this rise in anti-Semitism is due to "labeling any criticism as antisemitic" and that is flat out BULLSHIT. What is more likely for the rise, besides anti-Semites feeling emboldened, are claims like yours which is meant to diminish anti-Semitism and to basically indicate any accusation of anti-Semitism is false.

If you were just inarticulate, then explain. If you mean what you wrote, then exit this group post-haste.

IbogaProject

(3,774 posts)
8. I apologise
Sun Apr 21, 2024, 02:37 PM
Apr 2024

I was blaming AIPAC and the other lobby groups pushing what I felt was too hard against criticism of the far right settler groups and the far right politicians but I'm out of my depth. But as someone non religious while "Jewish" I will exit a discussion I don't know enough about. Obviously harassing civilians, students and shopkeepers are all very bad and extreme esclation of the dangers the community faces.

AZLD4Candidate

(6,366 posts)
11. Similar for the Nazis charging Jews for the damage they did to Jewish property during Kristallnacht
Sun Apr 21, 2024, 06:47 PM
Apr 2024

Anti-Semitism is the only bigotry where the kneejerk reaction is to either marginalize it or dismiss it.

After all, Jews control everything, don't we?

Richard D

(9,435 posts)
12. Will it spread off of the campuses?
Mon Apr 22, 2024, 12:11 PM
Apr 2024

I've always been worried about the far-right and its antisemitism. Now, the far left is far more troubling.

For the first time in my life, I want a gun. Maybe guns. So sucks.

lapucelle

(19,570 posts)
14. I'm a an ally and a guest in this forum, so I, too, am sorry.
Tue Apr 23, 2024, 07:02 PM
Apr 2024

We all need to make our voices heard. Thank you for adding yours.

 

shrike3

(5,370 posts)
15. We're worried in this house.
Tue Apr 23, 2024, 09:46 PM
Apr 2024

Last edited Wed Apr 24, 2024, 02:24 PM - Edit history (1)

Things could easily turn tragic. Let's hope they don't. Thank you for adding your voice as well.

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