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Posted: 2023-11-01T10:31:54Z | Updated: 2023-11-01T10:31:54Z

Authorities arrested a 21-year-old student at Cornell University on Tuesday on charges he made antisemitic threats against Jewish students.

The Justice Department said Patrick Dai, a junior at Cornell, had been charged with posting threats to kill or injure another using interstate communications. Officials alleged Dai posted on an online discussion site threatening to shoot up a dining hall on campus that caters mostly to students who eat a Kosher diet.

In another post, Dai allegedly threatened to stab and slit the throat of any Jewish men he saw on campus. He is also accused of making extremely graphic threats toward Jewish women and children.

The dining hall is next to the schools Center for Jewish Living. Police have been stationed at the facility 24/7 amid the threats.

No one should be afraid to walk from their dorm or their dining hall to a classroom, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said during a visit to the school this week. When speech crosses over into hate speech and into hate crimes, thats when we have to make sure that students know that well step up and protect them.