The Union of Jewish Students and the University Jewish Chaplaincy have written to every vice chancellor in the UK to demand Jewish students are properly protected following an increase in campus antisemitism in the wake of last week’s terrorist atrocities.
A recent assessment carried out by the CST found that in just four days, between October 7 and October 10, they saw 89 antisemitic incidents reported to them, an increase of 324 per cent compared to the same period last year.
The strongly worded letter claims the ongoing war with Hamas has left the Jewish community “in mourning and feeling vulnerable", adding: “In times like these, it becomes even more vital to support and protect Jewish students who may be experiencing heightened anxiety and fear, mourning the loss of relatives and friends, and experiencing deep distress about the threat to both citizens of Israel and sadly the UK".
At Birmingham University on Sunday, two Jewish students reported that as a car drove past them, someone yelled: “You Jewish bastards”.
