Protesters have spoken out against Washington University’s administration after the WashU Police Department (WUPD) carried out more than 100 arrests at a pro-Palestine encampment, with some calling the response unnecessarily violent, April 27.
Washington University received a “B” grade, or “Better than Most” colleges in the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) first-ever Campus Antisemitism Report Card, released on April 10.
Six Jewish students formed the Jewish Students for Palestine (JSP) group to practice their faith and advocate for their non-Zionist beliefs at Washington University, March 5. JSP is the first Jewish organization at WashU to unite in support of Gazans since the start of the Israel-Hamas War.
Gal Cohen-Solal, an Israeli man who survived Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Kibbutz Re’im, spoke to community members about his family’s experience at an event hosted by Washington University Chabad, Feb. 19.