Jewish college students at Tulane College share open letter detailing harassment by far-left group (video)

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Image: Movement to address anti-Semitism at Tulane University

A dispute occurred at Tulane University during an unauthorized pro-Hamas rally, shortly after Hamas terrorist attacks on Israeli civilians on October 7. A Hamas supporter brutally attacks a pro-Israel protester.

Tulane's student-run newspaper, The Tulane Hullabaloo, reported on the incident.

Tulane's Jewish population makes up approximately 30% of the student body.

Now, a group of nearly 100 Jewish students are sharing an open letter calling on administrators to impose disciplinary sanctions against the group Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). The letter cites several alleged examples of incitement, including starting fights and making anti-Semitic threats. Who support Israel, and are harassing a professor.

Algemeiner reports:

“This organization does not support democratic societies; It strongly opposes them,” said the letter, which was first published last month. “We understand that Tulane's administration is trying to walk a good path of not regulating free speech while protecting students, and we respect that. But Tulane SDS has repeatedly crossed the line.

The letter continued: “Tulane's chapter is made up of agitators who want to create conflict and attract as much attention as possible, many of its members are not even Tulane students. These students use the SDS organization to hide their hateful and vitriolic behavior. Tulane SDS has repeatedly honored Hamas terrorist as 'martyrs', called for the forced expulsion of Zionist Jewish students from the campus, and publicly shared information on Jewish students on Instagram.

The Jewish students, four of whom spoke to The Algemeiner on Tuesday, are most troubled by what they have seen as SDS's repeated anti-Semitic hate speech and insults to Israeli hostages held in Gaza by the terrorist group Hamas. told. Since the October 7 Hamas massacre in southern Israel, SDS has acted as a “proxy group” for Students for Justice in Palestine, which is not recognized by the university, he said, encouraging Hamas. Being and have been involved in terrorist acts and their activities. Older adult non-student who was recently arrested on campus.

“Anti-Semitism has no place at Tulane University. This is completely contrary to our values,” a university spokesperson said in a statement to The Algemeiner on Tuesday. “We have received several reports regarding the actions of Students for a Democratic Society. We are investigating these reports and will follow all of our normal procedures for adjudicating student organizations accused of misconduct. Where individual students have been named and allegations of misconduct have been made, we will also investigate this.

Iranian Jewish student Yasmine Ohebson, president of the Movement to Address Anti-Semitism at Tulane, spoke at length about the impact of anti-Semitism at the university during Shabbat services in March.

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Ohbson additionally testified earlier than Congress throughout the Congressional Committee on Schooling and the Workforce to share her and her friends' tales about experiencing anti-Semitism at Tulane.

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