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Fri Apr 29, 2022, 02:54 PM Apr 2022

(Jewish Group) Antisemitic harassment reported at Rutgers Jewish fraternity...

Antisemitic harassment reported at Rutgers Jewish fraternity, including by pro-Palestinian demonstrators

A historically Jewish fraternity at Rutgers University has been the target of multiple cases of antisemitic harassment this week, prompting the school to announce it would be increasing security on campus.

Authorities said the university’s AEPi house was first targeted on Friday when protestors exiting a rally for Students for Justice in Palestine, a pro-Palestinian university activist group, went to the house and shouted antisemitic rhetoric and spat at the brothers.

Rutgers Hillel Interim Executive Director Rabbi Esther Reed told local media that a group leaving the rally drove by the fraternity afterwards and yelled phrases including “terrorist” and “baby killers.” The rally was called “Defend Al-Aqsa, Defend Palestine,” a reference to the Muslim worship site in Jerusalem that has been the site of violent clashes between Israelis and Arabs in recent weeks.

Another incident occurred Monday evening, when unidentified assailants threw eggs at the frat house as the brothers were commemorating Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Memorial Day, by reading out the names of Holocaust victims over a 24-hour period. It was the second year in a row in which eggs were thrown at the house during the name-reading event, according to Reed.

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And you just know these assholes are the same ones who screech and wail about "not being allowed to criticize Israel without being called anti-Semites!". A very common theme among some on the left; use anti-Semitism in criticism, then wail about being called out on it. I see something similar as a gay man when it comes to those claiming to be liberal but do so love using homophobia to attack those they don't like and say shit like, "It's all about the hypocrisy!". BULLSHIT!
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