UMass Amherst student arrested for allegedly punching Jewish student, spitting on Israeli flag: university

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“We know this incident is disturbing to many of us, particularly during a time when tensions, emotion and concern are heightened on our campus.”

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The unidentified student is accused of assaulting their peer at an event where empty seats were set up at a Shabbat table to represent the more than 200 hostages taken by Hamas fighters during their Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel. “What this student is accused of is reprehensible, illegal, and unacceptable,” the two school leaders said in a joint statement. “Let us be clear, these were the actions of an individual who did not speak for nor act on behalf of a group or anyone other them themselves.”

“We know this incident is disturbing to many of us, particularly during a time when tensions, emotion and concern are heightened on our campus,” UMass Hillel said in its statement. “But we must not let the most extreme voices and actions create undue fear or dominate the campus climate.”

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