2 Jewish DePaul students punched while showing support for Israel

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Two Jewish students were physically attacked astatine DePaul University Wednesday afternoon, nan assemblage said.

DePaul University President Robert L. Manuel said successful a missive to nan organization that nan onslaught occurred astir 3:20 p.m. Wednesday successful beforehand of nan Student Center connected nan Lincoln Park Campus, astatine 2250 N. Sheffield Ave. Masked attackers punched nan students arsenic they "visibly" showed support for Israel, Manuel wrote.

The students suffered beingness injuries, but declined aesculapian treatment, Manuel wrote.

"We are outraged that this occurred connected our campus. It is wholly unacceptable and a usurpation of DePaul's values to uphold and attraction for nan dignity of each individual," Manuel wrote. "The assemblage is actively moving pinch nan Chicago Police Department to analyse this incident truthful that they tin find whether to categorize it arsenic a dislike crime that targeted our students because of their Jewish identity. We will do each we tin to clasp those responsible accountable for this outrageous incident."

Manuel besides emphasized that DePaul will do everything imaginable to guarantee that nan assemblage is simply a safe and welcoming spot for its full community.

"We admit that for a important information of our Jewish community, Israel is simply a halfway portion of their Jewish identity. Those students – and each student - should consciousness safe connected our assemblage campus," Manuel wrote. "Our shared expectations and guiding principles make it clear that DePaul will not tolerate immoderate acts of hatred aliases violence."

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• Antisemitism
• DePaul University
• Lincoln Park