Two Jewish students at DePaul University targeted on campus by masked attackers

Two Jewish students were assaulted by masked attackers connected nan field of DePaul University successful Chicago connected Wednesday afternoon, according to a missive from nan school’s president.

Robert Manuel said nan incident took spot successful beforehand of nan Student Center connected nan Lincoln Park field astir 3:20 p.m., prompting a nationalist information alert for faculty, unit and students.

“I’m appalled to stock that nan onslaught targeted 2 Jewish students astatine DePaul who were visibly showing their support for Israel,” Manuel said.

The 2 students were punched by nan offenders, but declined aesculapian curen for their injuries.

“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 said.

The assemblage is offering attraction and resources to nan students and moving pinch Chicago constabulary to find if nan onslaught tin beryllium classified arsenic a dislike crime.

“We will do each we tin to clasp those responsible accountable for this outrageous incident,” he added.

Following nan attack, DePaul stated it will “continue to do everything imaginable to ensure” it is “safe and welcoming” for each members of its “diverse assemblage community.”

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

Anyone pinch accusation connected nan onslaught – aliases experiencing immoderate threat aliases unit – tin study it to Public Safety astatine 773-325-7777 (Lincoln Park) aliases 312-362-8400 (Loop).

“Please cognize that nan information and wellbeing of our assemblage organization remains our highest priority,” Manuel concluded.

DePaul University was 1 of galore schools crossed nan U.S. pinch very progressive pro-Palestinian demonstrations earlier this year.

Chicago constabulary officers cleared an anti-Israel encampment from nan university’s quad connected May 16 aft much than 2 weeks of protests led to nan closure of each greenish spaces.