A Jewish student journalist from Yale University was reporting on an anti-Israeli protest at the Ivy League school on Saturday night when she was attacked. Her assailant stabbed her in the eye with a Palestinian flag. Shockingly, the person responsible has not faced any consequences for their actions.
While covering the protest at Yale University, Sahar Tartak, the editor-in-chief of the Yale Free Press, found herself surrounded by demonstrators. The protest, which involved hundreds of students camping on campus in solidarity with Palestinians, became a tense and overwhelming situation for Tartak.
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Tartak and her friend experienced discrimination while wearing Hasidic Jewish attire, as the crowd targeted them and created a blockade to disrupt their filming.
Tartak told The Post that he was subjected to relentless taunting and offensive gestures from a large crowd of people. He described an incident where an individual waved a Palestinian flag in his face and aggressively jabbed it towards his eye.
“When I attempted to shout and pursue him, the protesters formed a line and obstructed my path,” she recounted.
While speaking with The Post, Tartak mentioned that she was shopping for an eyepatch at the time and attempted to report the assault to campus police. However, she was informed that there was nothing they could do.
Instead, she was simply taken to the hospital in an ambulance to have her eye examined.
Tartak criticized the university for not taking action against Saturday’s protest. This incident adds to a series of demonstrations at Yale where protesters have been blocking entrances to school buildings to express their opposition to the war in the Gaza Strip.
Nonprofit watchdog group, Stop Antisemitism, has released an image captured by Tartak, showcasing the individual who inflicted harm on her, aiming to seek public assistance in identifying the assailant.
Yale officials have stated that the university’s police department is currently investigating the assault, emphasizing that the institution has a zero-tolerance policy towards violence on its campus.
In a statement on Sunday, University President Peter Salovey expressed agreement with the sentiment behind the protest.
Yale University President, Peter Salovey, acknowledged the existence of distressing incidents involving aggressive conduct, such as intimidation, harassment, forceful pushing, removal of the plaza flag, and other harmful actions. He expressed his awareness and concern regarding these behaviors.
According to the spokesperson, any actions or remarks that pose a threat, harass, or intimidate individuals from the Jewish, Muslim, and other communities are not tolerated at Yale University. The university’s police department is actively investigating each reported incident, and appropriate action will be taken, including student disciplinary referrals.
Noah Rubin, a student from the University of Pennsylvania, criticized Yale University for contradicting its own policies by permitting the protests to persist.
Protesters who block access to building entrances or refuse to leave after being instructed are considered trespassers, as stated in the school’s guidelines.
According to Rubin, the protesters are being encouraged by the university’s failure to adhere to its own rules.
In addition to the incidents of violence on Saturday, students at Yale University are currently engaged in a hunger strike on campus. The purpose of this hunger strike is to urge the university to divest from weapons manufacturers associated with Israel. This effort has been ongoing for over six days.
On Friday, drag performer Tifa Wine joined the students in their hunger strike, criticizing the university for its supposed support of Israel. However, she neglected to mention Hamas’ stance as an Islamic fundamentalist organization that is against LGBTQ rights.
The Yale movement has shown solidarity with a similar protest at Columbia University in New York City.
