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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Caitlin Cassidy

Amid reports Jewish students in Sydney ‘afraid to go to class’ minister urged to condemn university encampments

Pro-Palestine protest at the University of Sydney.
A pro-Palestine protest at the University of Sydney. While 17 formal reports have been made about ‘various aspects’ of the encampment, no breaches related to antisemitism have been found. Photograph: Dean Lewins/AAP

Jewish students are afraid to go to class and facing an environment of intimidation on campus, their peers allege, as the education minister comes under growing pressure to condemn pro-Palestine encampments.

However, while 17 formal reports have been made about “various aspects” of Australia’s longest encampment at the University of Sydney, no breaches related to antisemitism have been found, a spokesperson for the university said.

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