Israeli professor says many of his colleagues don’t appreciate the danger posed by the ongoing protests.
Lists of Jewish and Israeli professors containing their personal information were distributed among pro-Hamas protesters who have set up encampments at Columbia University in New York, according to an Israeli lecturer at the school.
Professor Itsik Pe’er, who is the deputy chair of the Computer Science Department at Columbia, told Hebrew-language TV news that the anti-Israel demonstrations at the school had led to a hostile environment for Jewish and Israeli students and staff.
When asked if he felt safe as a Jewish Israeli on campus, Pe’er demurred.
It’s widely believed that a document with the names and contact information of Jewish and Israeli staff were circulated among the anti-Israel demonstrators, Pe’er said.
“But it’s important for me, on a personal level, to be there for my students who are looking for support from faculty,” he told the Morning News with Nesli Barda.
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