Online antisemitic threats unnerve Jewish students and spark condemnation at Cornell University

By DAVID BAUDER and BRIAN P. D. HANNON
Associated Press

ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Cornell University administrators have dispatched campus police to a Jewish center after threatening statements against Jewish students appeared on an online discussion board. Cornell President Martha E. Pollack says there was a series of “horrendous, antisemitic messages” over the weekend threatening violence against the university’s Jewish community and specifically naming the address of the Center for Jewish Living. The website is unaffiliated with the school in Ithaca. The Cornell University Police Department is investigating and has notified the FBI of a potential hate crime. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says authorities aren’t sure if the threats are credible but state police are taking steps to ensure student safety.