A Jewish student is hospitalized with broken bones because a pro-Palestinian fellow student is said to have hit and kicked him. Student associations are concerned.
The Jewish Student Union of Germany (JSUD) and the Ring of Christian Democratic Students (RCDS) say they are extremely concerned about the culture of debate at German universities. “Exclusions of democratic comrades-in-arms from events, counter-demonstrations that question Israel’s right to exist, and physical attacks on Jewish students characterize everyday discourse at universities,” says a joint statement from the associations, which is reported by the Editorial Network Germany (RND).
The associations see a growing influence of extremist students. “Our universities must be a place of free exchange and debate. Unfortunately, they are increasingly becoming a place of anti-Western radicalization,” it said.
In Berlin, the Jewish FU student Lahav Shapira was hospitalized last weekend with broken bones in his face. A 23-year-old pro-Palestinian fellow student is said to have hit and kicked him on a street in Berlin-Mitte. The public prosecutor’s office assumes a targeted attack and an anti-Semitic background.
