Yale Vows to Investigate Anti-Semitic Graffiti On Campus Quads
Yale University said it is investigating an incident in which anti-Semitic graffiti was spray-painted into the snow on major campus quads, a university spokeswoman told the Washington Free Beacon.
“IDF DIE” and “INTIFADA” was graffitied in red onto the snow on Yale’s freshman quad last night, a place where the youngest Jewish students here live. Yale has security footage—why not discipline the students?
— Sahar Tartak (@sahar_tartak) February 18, 2026
Every gate onto the freshman quad is locked and recorded…
"On Wednesday morning, messages that appear to have been spray-painted on the snow at Old Campus and Cross Campus were removed by the university, consistent with Yale’s policies on postering and chalking," Yale spokeswoman Karen Peart said. Those policies preclude messages whose content is "harassing" or "threatening."
The graffiti sparked condemnation from Jewish students, who argued it crossed the line between protected speech and harassment.
"Students are entitled to their beliefs," Eytan Israel, a senior, told the Yale Daily News. "Students are not entitled to deface the University with messages of hate and violence."
