A flag featuring the Star of David, fused with the New York University logo and flanked by two swastikas, was flown over a building owned by NYU during a graduation ceremony this week. The school is investigating.
People on Twitter/X have noted that the building chosen for this sickening demonstration is named for a Jewish donor to the school.
Given everything we have seen in the almost two years following the October 7th attacks, one might easily assume that this was perpetrated by anti-Israel activists somehow connected to the school.
From NYU’s Washington Square News:
Flag with 2 swastikas spotted on Steinhardt roof during Grad AlleyA blue flag with a Star of David, two swastikas and the letters “NYU” was waving on the roof of the Steinhardt building as hundreds of graduates and family members walked along West Fourth Street during NYU’s annual Grad Alley event shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday.Passersby at the outdoor celebration spotted the flag — which repeatedly moved up and down the flagpole — before it was removed around 15 minutes later. Shortly after, at least four New York City Police Department officers and five Campus Safety personnel entered the building. An NYU staff member who requested to remain anonymous told WSN the NYPD will review camera footage in the next few days and potentially investigate the incident as a hate crime.“We are shocked and deeply troubled that this hateful symbol expressing antisemitism was raised on a flagpole overlooking Washington Square Park,” NYU spokesperson Wiley Norvell said in a statement to WSN. “Campus Safety responded immediately to remove it and we are working closely with the NYPD to identify whoever is responsible.”The staff member said the roof is typically locked and inaccessible to students, but that campus safety or other employees may have access. They said an NYU administrator first reported the incident to the Campus Safety department, although it is unclear who took the flag down.
What did the people who carried this out think it was going to accomplish? What did they gain? If anything, it just makes them seem despicable.
Here’s a video report from CBS News:
The mainstreaming of antisemitism in America over the last few years has been a disgusting thing to behold.
Featured image via YouTube.
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