The threats come amid heightened tensions on US college campuses and at Penn, in particular, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.
police and the FBI are jointly investigating a series of threatening antisemitic emails sent to university staff, Penn President Liz Magill said on Monday.
No credible threats were found after police conducted safety sweeps of Penn Hillel and Lauder College House, according to Magill, though she said Penn Police had notified the FBI of a potential hate crime and a joint investigation is underway. Ronald Lauder recently threatened to cut off donations if the school did not do more to fight antisemitism."We encourage members of the public to immediately report anything they consider suspicious to law enforcement. Nothing is more important than the safety of our communities and we will not tolerate violence motivated by hate and extremism," the spokesperson said.
"The perniciousness of antisemitic acts on our campus is causing deep hurt and fear for our Jewish students, faculty, and staff and shaking their sense of safety and belonging at Penn. This is intolerable," she said., Cornell University, was arrested and federally charged after he allegedly authored a series of online posts threatening to kill and harm Cornell's Jewish students.
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