Jewish Students in Chicago Say They Don’t Feel Safe
The College Fix points to a troubling story at Breitbart. Read more about the situation at DePaul at Legal Insurrection.
Jewish Students in Chicago: ‘We Don’t Feel Safe’
Breitbart reports:
This week, students at DePaul University are being asked to get involved in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and vote on a non-binding resolution that asks the university to divest from companies that do business in the Jewish State. But for some Jewish students on the Lincoln Park, Chicago campus, the campaign behind the proposed measure has created an atmosphere of intimidation, not free speech.
Rachel (last name withheld), a sophomore at DePaul, explained that the “DePaul Divest” campaign, begun two months ago, has transformed this campus from one that used to be “safe and community-giving.”
“This entire campaign and entire sit-in going on in the SAC (Schmitt Academic Center) is totally unsafe for Jewish students and I have had a lot of Jewish students text me and call me today and tell me they are not comfortable walking through that part of our campus, which is really disheartening.”
Comments
We have been very busy of late mocking students for their request for trigger warnings and other assorted bits of foolishness so that their feelings won’t get hurt. My question is, are these students being directly attacked, verbally, physically? Or is this just more evidence of college students being “special snowflakes.” I have no sympathy with the BDS movement and think those who support it are probably anti-Semitic, but I don’t much care about this girl’s feelings. Is she unsafe, or isn’t she?
A legitimate question, Tonestaple. Another legit question is this: Have university administrators begun hand-wringing demands for dialog and cultural sensitivity the way they would if it were Muslim students who claimed they felt threatened?