Madison Police are investigating a Tuesday, Nov. 7 incident through which a gaggle of scholars reported {that a} rock was thrown at them from a State Road constructing following a vigil supporting Israel. The group additionally reported being harassed with profane and hateful language.

UW–Madison leaders unequivocally condemn antisemitism, violence, harassment, and hate directed at people based mostly on their identification.

“That our college students needed to confront such hateful acts is completely unacceptable,” says Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin. “Antisemitism has no place in our group. We won’t tolerate violence of any variety, and we respect that the Madison Police Division is responding to this incident with acceptable seriousness.”

The college can also be connecting with Jewish group leaders to debate the incident, the danger of identity-based violence, hate crimes and group response. The College of Wisconsin Police Division is working carefully with Madison Police, which is main the investigation.

To advertise security on and off campus, the college, UWPD and MPD have been staffing campus occasions and protests and offering elevated neighborhood patrols of the Langdon Road space.

MPD is encouraging anybody with info associated to this incident to contact the division at (608) 255-2345 or submit a tip by means of Crimestoppers (observe the prompts to pick Madison WI).

Ought to you may have a security or safety concern, name 911 in an emergency or UWPD at (608) 264-COPS.

UWPD additionally encourages college students to obtain the BadgerSAFE app for up-to-date security info and to utilize SAFEWalk.

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