Cornell University was put on high alert after a series of “horrendous and anti-Semitic” messages, including threats to rape and shoot Jewish students and even behead babies, were posted on a public forum, school officials said.
The Ivy League school in upstate New York said campus police officers were taking precautions and had alerted the FBI about “a possible hate crime” just days after graffiti reading “F—k Israel” was also sprayed. on campus sidewalks.
The “series of horrendous anti-Semitic messages threatening violence” had specifically named 104 West, “the headquarters of the Center for Jewish Life,” university President Martha Pollack said Sunday.
The vile threats were made throughout the weekend on Cornell’s Greek ranking forums, which rank fraternity and sorority chapters, according to the Cornell Sun student newspaper.
One post called for people to follow Jewish students home and cut their throats, while others called for Jewish students to be raped and Jewish babies to be beheaded in front of their parents.
The hate messages were posted on an online forum following the Hamas attack on Israel.X/cbouzy The Cornell campus was on high alert Sunday after a series of anti-Semitic posts were written online. fake images
Another post, titled “If I See Another Jew” next to a sign called “Hamas,” said: “If I see another synagogue, another demonstration in favor of the globalist and genocidal apartheid Zionist dictatorial entity known as “Israel,” I will wear a assault rifle to campus and shoot all the jewish pigs [sic].”
The post continued: “Jews are human animals and deserve the death of a pig.
“Release by any means. From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free [sic]!” he said, using an expression that called for the eradication of the Jewish State.
University President Martha Pollack strongly condemned the threats. Cornell University The messages are part of a disturbing wave of hate associated with the Cornell campus following the Hamas attack.X/cbouzy
Cornell Hillel said it was aware of threats made against 104West, which houses the school’s kosher and multicultural dining hall, and advised students and staff to avoid the building “out of extreme caution.”
The Cornell University Police Department said in a community alert for Ithaca that “evidence suggests that the targeted locations were intentionally selected due to the perpetrator’s bias.”
“Threats of violence are absolutely intolerable and we will work to ensure that the person or persons who posted them are punished to the fullest extent of the law,” Cortnell President Pollacklso wrote.
Another post by someone with the username “evil Jew” titled “Jews need to be killed” [sic] asked students to follow Jewish students home from campus and cut their throats.X/cbouzy
“Our immediate focus is on keeping the community safe; “We will continue to prioritize that.”
“We will not tolerate anti-Semitism at Cornell. During my tenure as president, I have repeatedly denounced bigotry and hate, both on and off our campus,” Pollack also wrote in his Sunday statement.
“The virulence and destructiveness of anti-Semitism is real and has a profound impact on our Jewish students, faculty and staff, as well as the entire Cornell community.”
The school notified law enforcement and campus police that they were taking precautions. X / @samaberman One hate message specifically named the 104 West building, the home of the Center for Jewish Life. X/cbouzy The messages specifically named the 104 West building (above), home of the Center for Jewish Life. Google Maps
Governor of New York Kathy Hochul said that state police “will take all necessary measures to keep students safe.”
“The disgusting and hateful posts on a message board about @Cornell Jewish students are the latest in a series of disturbing incidents on college campuses,” Hochul wrote.
The sickening messages come just days after graffiti was scrawled on university sidewalks that included messages like “Fk Israel” and “Zionism = Racism.”
Earlier this month, a professor called the Hamas attack on Israel that left 1,400 dead “exhilarating” and “energizing.” Russell Rickford, associate professor of history, is now on leave until at least the end of the semester.
The statement issued by the school. The FBI has been informed of a possible hate crime at an Ivy League school in upstate New York amid the war between Israel and Hamas. History professor Russell Rickford, who has been criticized for praising Hamas attacks in Israel. Rickford is now on leave until at least the end of the semester.@samaberman /X
There has been a rise in anti-Semitism across the country and on university campuses since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, prompting the Jewish state to retaliate against the terrorist group.
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