Cornell student who allegedly made antisemitic threats to appear in court

Cornell University campus in Ithaca, New York, in January 2022. Photograph: Ted Shaffrey/AP

A Cornell student who allegedly made threats to his university’s Jewish community is expected in federal court in Syracuse, New York, on Wednesday.

In the aftermath of Hamas’s attack on Israelis on 7 October and Israel’s subsequent retaliation on Palestinians in Gaza, concerns of a rise in antisemitism and Islamophobia persist, especially on college campuses.