‘Scary and emotionally draining’
Here are just some of the accounts that have been sent in to The AJN by students who preferred to remain anonymous.
The encampments and protests across university campuses have forced Jewish students in Australia to navigate antisemitism almost daily. Here are just some of the accounts that have been sent in to The AJN by students who preferred to remain anonymous.
“Seeing their posters and graffiti around uni with messages such as “intifada revolution” makes me feel unsafe and so concerned.”
“I cannot believe this is happening in Australia. We received a limp letter from the chancellor basically stating that there’s nothing much they can do.”
“There’s been a few emails sent out from the chancellor about them being found out to be abusing other students and disrupting classes.”
“There is absolutely no care for the safety and wellbeing of Jewish people. Antisemitism is so normalised it’s absolutely terrifying.”
“Going on campus this week has been such a scary and emotionally draining task, the simple act of walking to the library to study starts to feel like a march through enemy territory.”
“As I walk through campus on a daily basis I am confronted and astounded with the vile hate and antisemitism, portrayed by not only students of this university but the staff as well.”
“It is such a scary feeling walking past and knowing the people involved have no care for your existence.”
“The minute anyone tries to stand up for the rights of our soldiers, our families, the poor 133 hostages who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong times we get these people jumping down our throats and telling us we’re complicit in ‘genocide’.”
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