Australia: University Magazine Article Calls For 'Death To Israel'

An article published recently in the student magazine of the University of Adelaide in Australia called for "death to Israel."

The piece published on August 4 in On Dit, written by Habibah Jaghoori, was motivated by Operation "Breaking Dawn," which last month pitted Israel against Palestinian Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip.

“The solution to achieving peace and justice for Palestine is to demand the abolition of Israel,” Jaghoori wrote. "Free Palestine and Death to Israel."

Jewish students on campus said the article caused a hostile environment at the institution. On Twitter, Jaghoori even called to "annihilate" Israel and said "Death to America."

In an email to the Australian Jewish News, Jaghoori further stated that she was not necessarily targeting Jews. "Death to Israel," she said, means "death to the state, to the criminal army, to occupations and to Zionism."

Jewish organizations, however, called on the university to condemn the article.