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The UMass Amherst student charged with allegedly punching a Jewish student and spitting on an Israeli flag after a Friday campus demonstration in support of Israeli hostages, called the student a religious slur and vandalized the flag with a knife, witnesses told investigators, according to legal filings.
The arrest is the latest at a college campus, following the arrest of a Cornell student for allegedly posting threatening antisemitic rhetoric online.
The alleged assault occurred after a UMass Hillel event calling for the release of hostages taken during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
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A University of Massachusetts Amherst student was arrested for allegedly punching a Jewish student and spitting on Israel’s flag during a vigil hosted on campus Friday, officials say.