The Union of Jewish Students has written to UK student unions and university vice-chancellors to call for greater protection and support for Jewish students, with the organisation reporting a surge in accounts of threats and abuse since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
The organisation wants student unions, in particular, to take a “zero tolerance” approach to any signs of support for Hamas, which was responsible for the attacks in southern Israel on 7 October that killed more than 1,400 people, mostly Israeli civilians, and for capturing 200 hostages.
