Abhorrent “Missing Cow” posters appearing to mock Israeli hostages held by Hamas were posted at the University of Pennsylvania this week, and the Ivy League institution vowed to find those responsible.
Posters appeared across campus Thursday with the words “Lost Cow” on a red and white header with the silhouette of a cow and the phrase “steak dinner” written on it.
He offered a box of chalk and a can of beer as a reward and encouraged people to get in touch via an email address.
The posters bore a striking resemblance to the original “Kidnapped” posters designed by Israeli artists Nitzan Mintz and Dede Bandaid, which bear the faces and names of those who were kidnapped by the terrorist group on October 7.
“A series of posters mocking the kidnapped Israelis and comparing the hostage victims to cows were seen throughout the campus,” said the activist group Stop Antisemitism. published in X.
UPenn officials said the signs were immediately removed and they are now working to identify the group responsible.
UPenn vowed to find those responsible for the “Missing Cow” posters that appeared to mock Israeli hostages held by Hamas.@StopAntisemites / X
Once identified, the university plans to take disciplinary action in accordance with school policy, the Daily Pennsylvanian reports.
“Penn Public Safety is actively working to identify the individuals responsible for hanging crude and deplorable signs on campus,” a spokesperson told the outlet.
It’s still unclear who may have put up the signs, but psychiatry professor Robert Schnoll saw three students putting them up Thursday morning, he told the Daily Pennsylvanian.
The posters bore a striking resemblance to the original “Kidnapped” posters designed by Israeli artists Nitzan Mintz and Dede Bandaid.
He said that when he tried to confront the students about the posters, which he considered “insensitive and cruel,” they “ran away.”
When the student newspaper contacted the email listed on the posters about the stunt, it received an email saying the posters were simply “a prank to promote veganism.”
“The format of the poster was an inadvertent error that we now realize could be misinterpreted,” the email said, even though hostage posters were well known and widespread.
UPenn officials said the signs were removed immediately. Universal Images Group via Getty Images
He then condemned the Hamas attack on October 7 and stated that the posters “were not intended to allude to that situation.”
The incident marks the latest scandal for the Ivy League institution amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.
After last month’s terrorist attack, a student was filmed saying she felt “very empowered and happy” by the act.
Once identified, the university plans to take disciplinary action in accordance with school policy, the Daily Pennsylvanian reports. Israelwarroom / Instagram
The clip, circulating online and shared by U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) of the Bronx, shows the woman’s back as she speaks at a pro-Palestinian rally and says, “I remember feeling so empowered and happy, so confident that victory was close and so tangible.
“I want all of you to keep that feeling in your hearts. Never let go. Channel it through every action you take.”
The university also faced backlash for taking too long to disavow the massacre, and many donors renounced their support of the university.
UPenn now also faces a civil rights lawsuit, accusing it of being “a magnet for anti-Semites.” @StopAntisemites /X
UPenn now also faces a civil rights lawsuit, accusing it of being “a magnet for anti-Semites.”
The lawsuit filed with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights alleges that “Penn has allowed its campus to become a hostile environment for its Jewish students, as well as a magnet for anti-Semites.”
According to Kenneth L. Marcus, founder and president of the Brandeis Center and former US deputy secretary of education, colleges and universities “have failed to keep Jewish students safe and are in clear violation of well-established federal civil rights law.” .
“There has been a lot of talk about eradicating anti-Semitism on campuses, and it is time to hold these universities accountable,” he added.
The complaints “seek immediate and specific actions to address increasing discrimination and harassment of Jews in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,” read a statement from the human rights nonprofit.
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