US Lecturer Arrested for Online Harassment of Jewish Colleague
Translated & summarized from Hamal by baba
A Haverford College lecturer was arrested by the FBI for allegedly harassing a Jewish-Israeli colleague and his family with antisemitic threats for months. The threats, which included calls for violence and expulsion, were posted from anonymous online accounts. The lecturer has reportedly confessed to creating these accounts. The college has placed him on administrative leave and condemned the attacks as "inherently antisemitic."
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- Haverford College lecturer the lecturer arrested by FBI for cyberstalking a Jewish-Israeli colleague.
- The lecturer allegedly sent approximately 50 threatening antisemitic messages from anonymous accounts.
- Threats included calls to expel Jews and drop a nuclear bomb on Tel Aviv.
- The colleague's family was forced to flee their home due to the online harassment.
- The lecturer faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted.
- Haverford College has banned the lecturer from campus and called the attacks "inherently antisemitic."
A lecturer at Haverford College, near Philadelphia, has been arrested by the FBI on charges of harassing a Jewish-Israeli colleague and his family for months. The lecturer, a Chinese-born Islamic studies researcher, allegedly posted antisemitic threats, including calls to expel Jews and drop a nuclear bomb on Tel Aviv, from anonymous accounts starting in October 2025. The lecturer reportedly admitted to creating and operating these accounts when questioned by FBI agents. The indictment charges the lecturer with one count of cyberstalking, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Prosecutors have requested he be held in custody pending trial.
According to the indictment, the lecturer sent approximately 50 threatening messages between October 2025 and May 2026, using at least four anonymous accounts and masking his IP address. Despite his efforts, investigators were able to link the accounts to his home, phone, and college network. The messages included explicit threats and slurs, such as "Jew, get out of my country," "Jew pig, get out of Lower Merion," and "If Jews are so special, they should also be put in special camps." the lecturer also referenced Hitler and invoked the Holocaust, at one point signing a message with "HH," interpreted as "Heil Hitler."
One of the anonymous accounts repeatedly posted the home address of the lecturer's colleague, including an emoji of a target on May 20. The colleague's wife and three young children were forced to leave their home twice due to the threats. The family installed curtains to prevent people from looking into their house and considered moving. The lecturer also mentioned the colleague's infant son by name in a message, referring to him as "a future target."
Haverford College has placed the lecturer on administrative leave, banned him from campus, and removed his faculty profile. College President Wendy Raymond described the attacks as "abhorrent" and "inherently antisemitic," stating that such harassment has no place at Haverford. The lecturer was on sabbatical and not actively teaching during the period of the alleged harassment. The college has been in contact with the victims.
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