Hundreds of ‘wanted’ posters targeting Jewish faculty glued to walls at U. Rochester

Hundreds of posters depicting Jewish and pro-Israel faculty and staff as “wanted” were hung recently at the University of Rochester.

“The posters criticize faculty members for their alleged response to the war in Gaza. One poster accuses a faculty member of ‘ethnic cleansing’ and ‘displacement of Palestinians.’ A different poster accuses another faculty member of ‘racism,’ ‘hate speech’ and intimidation,” CNN reported, adding hundreds of the posters were plastered across the New York campus.

“I want to be as clear as I can that the University of Rochester strongly denounces the recent display of ‘Wanted’ posters targeting senior University leaders and members of our faculty, staff, and Board of Trustees,” university President Sarah Mangelsdorf told the news outlet Tuesday. “This act is disturbing, divisive and intimidating and runs counter to our values as a university.”

Hot Air reported that the culprits who “put up the posters also did their best to make sure they wouldn’t be easily removed, using some kind of adhesive that damaged the walls.”

“…No one has taken credit for the poster and campus groups Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace aren’t talking.”

Stop Antisemitism argued the “posters insinuate a call for violence.”

“Yet, these same students accuse Hillel leaders of falsely labeling anti-Jewish protestors as violent—the irony is overwhelming,” the group reported. “This antisemitic intimidation should not be tolerated. A full investigation is needed, and expulsion should be on the table for those involved.”

The @UofR underground tunnel system has been vandalized with “wanted” posters of Jewish faculty members, including Hillel leaders, targeting them with threats.

These posters insinuate a call for violence. Yet, these same students accuse Hillel leaders of falsely labeling… pic.twitter.com/rbUUJCyM5J

— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) November 12, 2024