Exclusive | Jewish NYC student bombarded with antisemitic hate after she announces plans to study in Israel
A senior at an elite NYC high school already plagued by antisemitic incidents received so much hate this week over her decision to attend Tel Aviv University that the school’s college-decision Instagram page had to be taken down, the teen and her parents told The Post.The despicable deluge came immediately after Brooklyn Technical HS’ Class of 2025 student-run account announced on Monday that the student committed to a dual degree program between Tel Aviv and Columbia universities.One hater replied that she had “nothing to be proud of.” Another said they looked forward to her thesis on “ethnic cleansing.” Others made outrageous comments about her “cheating her way into genocide university,” and going to a college built “on children corpses,” parroting Hamas talking points.The girl’s plans for a political science and Middle Eastern studies dual major was also ridiculed: “lol middle eastern studies this has to b a joke,” someone said.Another student — who is in a class with the girl — even shared the post to his own Instagram “story” but added a massive Palestinian flag to cover her college announcement.But the senior, whose name is being withheld by The Post, said the worst comment of all was, “Man with mustache was right,” referring to Adolf Hitler.Hundreds of dark comments continued into Tuesday, turning the celebratory post into a political firestorm so nasty that the entire @bths25decisions account was taken down by the school on Wednesday.“It’s not only really affecting me, but the whole Jewish community at school,” the 17-year-old told The Post.But the high-achieving scholar, a Jewish student union leader from Manhattan, said she was not shocked by the vitriol, which she has experienced since the Oct.7, 2023 Hamas terror attacks killed 1,200 innocent Israelis.“I was caught off guard but I’m not totally surprised because this has happened with my school before,” she told The Post.
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