Pro-Palestinian Group Gives Jewish NYU Students Fake Eviction Notices

A pro-Palestinian group slipped fake eviction notices under the doors of Jewish students.

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A pro-Palestinian group slipped fake eviction notices under the doors of 2,000 NYU students on April 24, according to Gothamist. While the group claims it did not target Jewish students specifically, many of the papers were distributed at Palladium—the dorm known to have the largest population of Jews. 

While some saw the stunt as a legitimate political protest, others felt it was an explicitly anti-Semitic action. "Being very straightforward, this made me feel targeted and unsafe in my own dorm room and I know others feel exactly the same as myself," a Jewish student told Times of Israel

The Anti-Defamation League condemned the action in the following public statement: 

We appreciate that NYU’s administration has spoken out against such hateful actions, and we urge them to take steps to reassure students that their personal space is secure.

While the group, NYU Students for Justice in Palestine, justified the stunt on their website. 

Through its policy of housing demolitions, Israel aims to ethnically cleanse Israel/Palestine of its Arab inhabitants in a systematic manner. The rate at which this policy is carried out is astonishing. In 2012 alone a total of 600 Palestinian structures were demolished by the Israeli authorities, including at least 189 homes displacing 880 Palestinians, 468 of whom were children. Thousands more are displaced due to the demolitions of animal shelters, water cisterns, and other structures related to their livelihood or because of the destruction of infrastructure, including roads. These demolitions are illegal under international law, breaching article 53 of the 4th Geneva Convention.

Seeing both sides, it's hard to tell who is in the right here. One thing is clear, however: The group clearly wanted to create controversy, and they surely succeeded. 

[via Gothamist]

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