New York University student Naye Idriss is under investigation after she wrote “Free Palestine” and “Fuck” on a mailbag at the NYU Elmer Holmes Bobst library, according to StopAntisemitism.
Idriss, a graduate of Columbia University, is from Lebanon and is attending NYU’s Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies, according to SA, a nonprofit antisemitism watchdog. NYU opened an investigation after Idriss wrote “Free Palestine” and “Fuck” above the word “Israel” on an Israeli mailbag in the recycling bin in the library where she worked as an Arabic translator, and she claims it cost her the job. (RELATED: Harvard Offers Fellowship To Activist Previously Rejected For ‘Anti-Israel-Bias’)
SA announced the investigation on Twitter, showing pictures of the vandalism and Idriss wearing an “Anti-Zionist Vibes Only” shirt.
NYU graduate student Naye Idriss is being investigated by the school for vandalism and antisemitic bigotry after she wrote “F*ck” Israel and “Free Palestine” on a mailbag in the Bobst Library.
Idriss has hired Palestine Legal to defend her vandalism. pic.twitter.com/m0zDmpnHll
— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) January 30, 2023
Idriss explained that the bag was in the recycling bin after items from an Israeli vendor had been removed and because of that she “didn’t think twice about it.”
After the university started a formal investigation in late 2022, Palestinian Legal, a law firm that aims to “bolster the Palestine solidarity movement by challenging efforts to threaten, harass and legally bully activists into silence and inaction,” agreed to represent Idriss, according to The Electronic Intifada.
After the university allegedly chose not to rehire her as a translator, Idriss filed a complaint earlier this month against the school through her union for discriminating against her, according to The Electronic Intifada. Idriss and her attorney argued that NYU’s decision was “very troubling” and that Idriss was the “only one not rehired.”
Dylan Saba, Idriss’ attorney, claimed that the university discriminated against Idriss because she was of Arab descent, according to The Electronic Intifada. He also said the vandalism charge would not have been an issue if it did not pertain to an “anti-Israel message.”
Liora Rez, executive director of StopAntisemitism, told the Daily Caller News Foundation that SA was pleased that NYU was “taking this seriously.”
NYU and Palestinian Legal did not immediately respond to the DCNF’s request for comment.
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