A group of pro-Palestinian students at Florida Atlantic University are targeting Jewish students for "eviction" from their dorms as part of a guerrilla campaign meant to bring attention to the Palestinian cause.
More than 200 Jewish students on the campus reportedly found eviction notices posted on their doors last Friday, only to find out later that they were fabricated as part of the pro-Palestine campaign.
YNet reports:
According to the Sun Sentinel, the group's stunt was aimed to draw attention to their claim that "about 25,000 homes have been demolished since the occupation of Palestine by Israeli troops began in 1967."
Rayna Exelbierd, a 20-year-old sophomore from Memphis, Tennessee, said "We're taking it very seriously. We're considering it a hate crime. The flier promotes hate; it doesn't promote peace. People were scared by it. People felt threatened by it."
Scott Brockman, Hillel executive director, said in a statement that, "While protecting and ensuring free speech on campus, the tactic used by Students for Justice in Palestine is unacceptable."
President Obama spoke at FAU early this week, pausing during his $2 million fundraising trip to stump for his proposed "Buffett Rule," a new 30 percent tax on the rich.
