Sign at Polish University Calls for Death of Jews
A sign calling for Jews to be sent to the gas chambers was discovered among several pro-Palestinian protesters at the Uniwersytet Jagielloński, the oldest university in Poland, Israel’s Ambassador to Poland Yacov Livne shared
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Sign at Polish University Calls for Death of Jews
- October 18, 2024
A sign calling for Jews to be sent to the gas chambers was discovered among several pro-Palestinian protesters at the Uniwersytet Jagielloński, the oldest university in Poland, Israel’s Ambassador to Poland Yacov Livne shared on social media on Friday.
“While the Jewish state fights to make the world a safer place, Israel-haters in Krakow @JagiellonskiUni apparently want to murder Jews by gas, as was done in nearby Auschwitz,” Livne wrote. “I call on the Polish authorities to look closely into the events taking place on this campus.”
Krakow Mayor Aleksander Miszalski responded to the post, “condemning the language used here” but adding “It is rather heavy-handed to label Poland or Krakowians as antisemitic or racist. Kraków continues to implement inclusive policies supporting national, ethnic and religious minorities.”
It is unclear to what accusation Mayor Miszalski is referring to, as the ambassador’s post does not seem to label Poland or Krakowians as antisemitic.
Stressing that the university is “autonomous and independent of the authorities,” the Polish official assured that he had been informed that the banner had been removed and that the incident was being investigated by local police.
The poster also drew condemnation from the American Jewish Committee’s Central European offices who claimed that it displayed the crossover between anti-Zionism and antisemitism.
“For those who claim that ‘antizionism has nothing to do with antisemitism’ – is slogan ‘Gas the Jews’ at the fence of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, once home to a vibrant Jewish community, enough to react?” they wrote.
For those who claim that “antizionism has nothing to do with antisemitism” – is slogan “Gas the Jews” at the fence of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, once home to a vibrant Jewish community, enough to react?What need to happen to call out antisemitism when it occurs?
https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-825168
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