# 2023-10-11 Israeli Student Attacked on Campus

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# Metadata

* **When:** 2023-10-11
* **Where:** Columbia University
* **Who:** 
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* **Tags:** #Assault

# Description


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* An Israeli student (General Studies) was allegedly beaten with a stick outside Butler Library
* The physical altercation occurred after the attacker started tearing down hostage posters
* The student said he will not be returning to campus in the near future due to concerns for his safety
* The suspect, Maxwell Friedman, of Brooklyn, was arrested and charged with an assault

## **Media**

* [__General Studies student allegedly assaulted in front of Butler Library, suspect arrested and charged, NYPD says__](https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2023/10/12/general-studies-student-allegedly-assaulted-in-front-of-butler-library-suspect-arrested-and-charged-nypd-says/), by Rebecca Massel, Isabella Ramirez, and Esha Karam, Columbia Spectator, October 12, 2023
* [__Israeli student attacked with a stick outside Columbia University library: cops__](https://nypost.com/2023/10/12/israeli-student-attacked-outside-columbia-university-library/), by Amanda Woods and Olivia Land, NY Post, October 12, 2023
* [__‘Don’t Feel Safe’: Jewish Columbia Student Says He Was Attacked By Pro-Palestinian Activist__](https://www.dailywire.com/news/dont-feel-safe-jewish-columbia-student-says-he-was-attacked-by-pro-palestinian-activist), by Olga Benacerraf, October 12, 2023
* [__Assailant in stick attack of Israeli Columbia University student charged with hate crime__](https://nypost.com/2023/10/13/assailant-in-stick-attack-of-israeli-columbia-university-student-charged-with-hate-crime/) by Amanda Woods, NY Post, October 13, 2023
* [__https://forward.com/news/564648/columbia-university-rally-israel-palestine-student-assault/__](https://forward.com/news/564648/columbia-university-rally-israel-palestine-student-assault/) by: Camilla Barons, Forward, October 12, 2023

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**Documents**

- [DOCUMENTING JEW HATRED ON CAMPUS (DJHC)](https://documentingjewhatredoncampus.getoutline.com/s/93b310d5-95f0-449a-8b9c-8856879b06e8/doc/documenting-jew-hatred-on-campus-djhc-WUPKm3CSLY)
- [GENERAL REFERENCE INFORMATION](https://documentingjewhatredoncampus.getoutline.com/s/93b310d5-95f0-449a-8b9c-8856879b06e8/doc/general-reference-information-7DxXSS7JcC)
- [COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY ARCHIVE](https://documentingjewhatredoncampus.getoutline.com/s/93b310d5-95f0-449a-8b9c-8856879b06e8/doc/columbia-university-archive-epk0gmmFWv)