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

[lapucelle]

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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[lapucelle]

1. "I've come to doubt that [Columbia is a safe place for Jewish students]. So does a campus rabbi, Ellie Buechler."

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.

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[Biophilic]

2. This is very scary and very wrong.

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]

3. Why is anyone shocked that these "pro-Palestinian" groups

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

[question everything]

4. Professor Shai Davidai warned about Columbia's indifference months ago

[IbogaProject]

5. I am horrified by this

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.

[lapucelle]

6. What are you talking about?

[Behind the Aegis]

7. This is the JEWISH GROUP.

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]

8. I apologise

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.

[yardwork]

10. Sometimes it's best to just say "this is horrifying" and leave it at that.

[AZLD4Candidate]

11. Similar for the Nazis charging Jews for the damage they did to Jewish property during Kristallnacht

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?

[yardwork]

9. Yeah... no.

[Richard D]

12. Will it spread off of the campuses?

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.

[shrike3]

13. I'm so sorry.

I feared this was going to start. I'm so sorry, that is all.

[lapucelle]

14. I'm a an ally and a guest in this forum, so I, too, am sorry.

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

[shrike3]

15. We're worried in this house.

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