University of Queensland: Female pro-Palestine supporter is caught committing a disgusting act inside a lecturer’s office
- Woman accused of urinating in an academic’s office
- Signs were posted demanding the staff member resign
A female pro-Palestinian protester broke into a university academic’s office and urinated on the floor, the disgusted lecturer claims.
The incident took place at the University of Queensland’s St Lucia campus in Brisbane last Wednesday, with police officers attending around 3pm and escorting a 23-year-old woman from campus before fining her for trespassing.
Signs were also left in the ransacked office demanding that the academic, who has Jewish connections but did not want to be named, resigns.
A pro-Palestinian protester allegedly broke into the office of an academic at the University of Queensland and urinated in it (photo of the protest camp set up on campus)
“On arrival, police found a 23-year-old woman from West End,” a police spokesperson said.
“The woman was asked to leave the area and reportedly did not comply.
‘As a precaution, the police escorted her from the building and transported her to hospital. She has now been fined for violation [$309].’
Queensland Jewish Board of Representatives chairman Jason Steinberg branded the incident “abhorrent”.
“Jewish staff and students are understandably concerned about their safety and now more than ever, anti-Semitism on campus must be stopped,” he said. the courier post.
A rival pro-Israel camp has been set up on campus, increasing tensions between the two groups of protesters
“This is not just a Jewish issue; all Queenslanders should be concerned about the rise of antisemitism as it damages the fabric of social cohesion.”
Tensions continue to rise between rival pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli camps set up on the main campus of the University of Queensland.
A university spokesperson said measures were taken to ensure the protests remained peaceful.
It is believed the measures include hiring four additional security guards.
“The university has established processes to monitor campus activities and responds appropriately to actions or behavior that are unacceptable,” the spokesperson said.
‘A few incidents from a small number of individuals exceed the boundaries of what is acceptable.
“We have reported two incidents to Queensland Police, who are also helping to verify that those involved are part of our UQ community.”
University of Queensland Vice-Chancellor Deborah Terry sent an email to all staff on Tuesday saying the protests were allowed as part of the institution’s “commitment to freedom of expression”.
“While the vast majority of protest activity has been civil, there have been some incidents by a small number of individuals that are unacceptable,” she wrote.
University of Queensland Vice-Chancellor Deborah Terry sent an email to all employees saying the protests were allowed as part of the institution’s commitment to freedom of expression
‘The university has taken appropriate action, including removing an inappropriate flag, tackling anti-social behavior and escalating matters – where necessary – to the police.
“I would like to remind our community that all protest activities must be within the bounds of freedom of expression as specified in our policies and the law, and cannot prevent staff and students from engaging in university activities.
University of Queensland Associate Professor Yoni Nazarathy says Jewish staff and students feel unsupported by the university
“We continue to work with the organizers of the protest camps on a daily basis and we have increased security on campus to monitor activities and take appropriate action if necessary.”
University of Queensland Associate Professor Yoni Nazarathy, who remains in the pro-Israel ‘Shalom’ camp, said he felt unsupported by the university.
“Jewish and Israeli employees believe that the university is treating this attack as a unique event, even though it is clearly connected and motivated by the incitement and intimidation in the anti-Israel camp,” Mr. Nazarathy said.
“So it wasn’t an event orchestrated by the anti-Israel camp, they didn’t orchestrate it. They probably even asked for that person to be removed at some point, but the anti-Israel incitement continued.”
There has been a global student protest movement opposing Israel’s military reprisals in the Gaza Strip for the October 7 attacks on the Jewish state by Hamas.