- Woman accused of urinating in academic’s office
- They left signs demanding the resignation of the official
A pro-Palestinian protester broke into a university academic’s office and urinated on the floor, the disgruntled professor claims.
The incident took place at the University of Queensland’s St Lucia campus in Brisbane last Wednesday, and police officers attended about 3pm and escorted a 23-year-old woman off campus before fining her for trespassing. privately owned.
Posters were also left in the ransacked office demanding the resignation of the academic, who has Jewish connections but did not want to be identified.
A pro-Palestinian protester allegedly broke into the office of a University of Queensland academic and urinated in it (pictured at the protest camp set up on campus)
“Upon arrival, police located a 23-year-old woman from the West End,” a police spokesperson said.
‘The woman was asked to leave the area and allegedly did not comply.
Police escorted her from the scene and took her to the hospital as a precaution. She has since been fined for trespassing. [$309].’
Queensland Jewish Board of Deputies president Jason Steinberg called the incident “repulsive”.
“Understandably, Jewish staff and students are concerned for their safety and now more than ever there is a need to stop anti-Semitism on campus,” he said. courier mail.
A rival pro-Israel camp has been set up on campus and tensions are rising between the two groups of protesters.
“This is not just a Jewish issue, all Queenslanders should be concerned about the rise in anti-Semitism because the fabric of social cohesion is being damaged.”
Tensions continue to rise between rival pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli camps that have taken up residence on the main campus of the University of Queensland.
A university spokesperson said steps had been taken to ensure the protests remained peaceful.
The measures are believed to include the hiring of four additional security guards.
“The university has established processes to monitor activities on campus and is responding appropriately to any actions or behavior that are unacceptable,” the spokesperson said.
‘Some incidents involving a small number of people have gone beyond the limits of what is acceptable.
“We have reported two incidents to Queensland Police, who are also helping to verify whether those involved are part of our UQ community.”
University of Queensland vice-chancellor Deborah Terry sent an email to all staff on Tuesday saying protests were permitted as part of the institution’s “commitment to freedom of expression”.
“While the vast majority of protest activities have been civil, there have been some incidents by a small number of people that are unacceptable,” he wrote.
University of Queensland vice-chancellor Deborah Terry sent an email to all staff saying protests were permitted as part of the institution’s commitment to freedom of expression.
‘The university has taken appropriate action, including removing an inappropriate flag, addressing anti-social behavior and referring the matter, where appropriate, to the police.
‘I want to remind our community that any protest activity must be within the limits of freedom of expression as specified in our policies and the law, and cannot prevent staff and students from participating in university activities.
University of Queensland associate professor Yoni Nazarathy says Jewish staff and students do not feel supported by the university.
“We continue to engage daily with protest camp organizers and have increased security on campus to monitor activities and take appropriate action as necessary.”
University of Queensland associate professor Yoni Nazarathy, who is staying at the pro-Israel ‘Shalom’ camp, said he did not feel supported by the university.
“Jewish and Israeli staff members feel that the university is treating this attack as a singular event, even though it is clearly linked to and motivated by incitement and harassment in the anti-Israel camp,” Mr. Nazarathy said.
‘So it was not an event orchestrated by the anti-Israel camp, they did not orchestrate it. “They probably even asked at some point for that person to be expelled, but it’s still anti-Israel incitement.”
There has been a student protest movement around the world in opposition to Israel’s military retaliation in the Gaza Strip for the October 7 attacks on the Jewish state by Hamas.