UCL reopens probe into student who allegedly told Jewish student ‘October 7 was justified and reasonable’

"This is because it appears that the comment was not directed at you personally, but an expression of a view on a highly publicised matter.

"On this basis, no further action will be taken on this matter.”

Evelyn responded to the email by asking: “I just want to confirm that you are referring to the student who expressed support for Hamas?” The caseworker replied: “Yes, that’s correct.”

The Times has now revealed that UCL has reopened the investigation into the student and apologised to Evelyn for the distress.

She told CAA: “When I chose to attend UCL, I did not expect a university that seems to welcome antisemitism more than its Jewish students.

"In the past month, I have been accused of supporting genocide, personally blocked from walking through campus, and harassed simply for being Jewish, all while UCL security looked on. These are just a few of the many incidents I have reported – all of which have gone unaddressed and unpunished.

"UCL consistently treats the Jewish students as the problem: we cannot publicise event locations, are told to advertise only through private channels, and despite having extra UCL security and police on-site, a recent event was disrupted by ‘peaceful protesters’ chanting antisemitic slogans and blocking the building’s entrance.

"It is high time UCL confronts the rampant antisemitism on campus rather than continuing to create an environment that fosters it."

A spokesperson for CAA said: “Jewish students and staff deserve better than this. For all their virtuous rhetoric about zero-tolerance and anti-racism, our universities have become hotbeds of Jew-hatred, where Jewish students are abused, Jewish societies are trolled and Jewish institutions are vandalised.

"Campuses have turned into venues for the glorification of antisemitic terrorism and support for groups opposed to Britain and its values.

"Only three per cent of British Jews are confident that if a Jewish student reported an antisemitic incident on campus, the university administration would take appropriate action, according to our representative polling. The situation is dire, and there is no indication that things are changing for the better."

Michael Spence, the UCL president and provost, said: “We are deeply sorry for the distress caused by the correspondence with our casework team, and we have apologised to the student.

"A mistake like this should never have happened and we have reopened our investigation into this complaint as a matter of urgency to ensure it is fully and properly addressed.

“Where necessary and appropriate, we will not hesitate to take disciplinary action and report incidents to the police, as we have already done against a number of students in relation to antisemitism.”