An inflammatory Adelaide Uni student magazine article calling for “death to Israel” has sparked outrage – as “scared” students warn of rising anti-semitism on campus.
Jewish students studying at Adelaide University are being left increasingly scared on campus amid claims of rising anti-semitic behaviour, community leaders allege.
The Australasian Union of Jewish Students has also accused the university’s student newspaper On Dit of racism and inciting “hatred” after calling for the “death to Israel” in the final line of an article.
An Adelaide University spokeswoman said it “deplores religious and racial discrimination including anti-semitism” and it distanced itself from On Dit’s editorial decisions.
But the union, and Jewish students, have revealed their wider safety concerns on campus.
Second year law and arts undergraduate student Jonathan Iadarola, 21, of Athelstone, said he had witnessed more anti-semitic behaviour.
“I do not feel safe or welcomed on my campus as a Jew, knowing that these anti-semitic views are shared by many students,” he said.
“I am terrified knowing that many students on my campus are calling for the annihilation of the only Jewish state and proudly calling for the incitement of violence against Jews.”
PhD history student Jasmine Munn-Mconnell, 30, said she first noticed anti-semitic views during her international studies undergraduate course.
“Since coming back to the university this year, the situation seems to be even worse,” she said.
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