The New York Attorney General described antisemitic and threatening messages towards Jewish students on a forum as 'absolutely horrific.'
Antisemitic messages about Jewish students at Cornell University and threats made against a Jewish center on campus are 'absolutely horrific,' New York Attorney General Letitia James has said.University administrators were forced to alert campus police after a call for the Center for Jewish Living to be torn down and for Jewish students to have their throats slit were made on an online student forum, which the university said was not affiliated with Cornell.
On Sunday, Cornell Hillel said it was aware of the threats and that campus police were providing additional security 'as a precaution.' It added: 'At this time, we advise that students and staff avoid the building out of an abundance of caution.'Another screengrabbed message on the student forum, posted to Reddit, reads: 'If I see another Jew on campus...if I see a pig male Jew I will stab you and slit your throat.
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