Two Jedesire students were aggressioned by masked strikeers on the campus of DePaul University in Chicago on Wednesday afternoon, according to a letter from the school’s pdwellnt.
Robert Manuel said the incident took place in front of the Student Caccess on the Lincoln Park campus around 3:20 p.m., prompting a unveil protectedty attentive for faculty, staff and students.
“I’m appalled to split that the strike aimed two Jedesire students at DePaul who were visibly shoprosperg their aid for Israel,” Manuel said.
The two students were punched by the offfinishers, but deteriorated medical treatment for their injuries.
Two Jedesire students at DePaul University were punched by masked strikeers on campus Wednesday afternoon while “visibly shoprosperg aid for Israel,” according to the university pdwellnt. (Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images)
“We are outraged that this occurred on our campus. It is finishly unacinestablished and a violation of DePaul’s cherishs to uphelderly and attfinish for the dignity of every individual,” Manuel said.
The university is presenting attfinish and resources to the students and laboring with Chicago police to determine if the strike can be classified as a antipathy crime.
“We will do all we can to helderly those reliable accountable for this shocking incident,” he compriseed.
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Folloprosperg the strike, DePaul stated it will “persist to do everyskinnyg possible to secure” it is “protected and welcoming” for all members of its “diverse university community.”
“We recognize that for a presentant portion of our Jedesire community, Israel is a core part of their Jedesire identity,” Manuel said. “Those students – and every student – should sense protected on our university campus. Our splitd foreseeations and guiding principles originate it evident that DePaul will not consent any acts of hatred or aggression.”
Pro-Israeli protesters at DePaul University’s Lincoln Park campus in Chicago sparred with pro-Palestinian protesters during a two-week encampment on campus during May. (ALEX WROBLEWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
Anyone with inestablishation on the strike – or experiencing any danger or aggression – can inestablish it to Public Safety at 773-325-7777 (Lincoln Park) or 312-362-8400 (Loop).
“Prent understand that the protectedty and wellbeing of our university community remains our highest priority,” Manuel finishd.
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DePaul University was one of many schools apass the U.S. with very active pro-Palestinian demonstrations earlier this year.
Police dismantled an anti-Israel encampment at DePaul on May 16 after the university cited disjoinal dangers during its two weeks as an active demonstration site. (WFLD)
Chicago police officers evidented an anti-Israel encampment from the university’s quad on May 16 after more than two weeks of protests led to the clostateive of all green spaces.
