Jewish student suing Columbia University for allowing protests to drive Jews off campus – report

A Jewish student is suing Columbia University for failing to provide adequate protection for Jewish students amid the anti-Israel protests that have erupted on campus, The Washington Post reports.

According to the report, the lawsuit claims Columbia allowed the protests to drive Jewish students off campus rather than take steps to ensure their safety.

The decision by the faculty to offer remote learning for students who felt unsafe as a result of the protests created “two very different educational experiences for Jewish and non-Jewish students,” the report cites the lawsuit as stating.

While most students were able to continue to receive an in-person education, “Jewish students, on the other hand, get a second-class education where they are relegated to their homes,” it alleges.

The lawsuit also accuses the protesters of “openly inciting violence against Jewish students,” and says that as such, they are “not engaging in constitutionally protected free speech,” the report adds.