The “Zionist Organization of America (ZOA)” is demanding that Temple University presents pro-Palestinian protesters who targeted Jewish Student Centers with harsh consequences.

“Temple University in Philadelphia is investigating pro-Palestinian demonstrators who marched on the campus Hillel and used megaphones to “chant directly at the occupants within the building,” Richard Englert, Temple University president, said in a statement Thursday,” the Jerusalem Post noted.

“We are deeply saddened and concerned by these events,” Englert said in his statement. “Targeting a group of individuals because of their Jewish identity is not acceptable and intimidation and harassment tactics like those seen today will not be tolerated.”

The demonstration, which involved both students and non-students, began at the main campus library and dozens of protesters allegedly could be seen chanting and holding signs and Palestinian flags.

“We were horrified that the antisemitic, anti-Israel group that calls itself “Students for Justice in Palestine” (SJP) – a group that is responsible for creating a hostile antisemitic environment for Jewish students on campuses across the U.S. – wasted no time this academicyear in creating a hostile environment for Jewish students at Temple University,” ZOA president Morton Klein said.

“On August 29, 2024, SJP organized a demonstration on campus demanding that the university condemn Israel and divest from holdings in Israel. The protest specifically targeted Hillel, the center for Jewish life at Temple,” he continued.