Anti-Semitic Threats against Backdrop of War
by Inga Kontrimavičiūtė, sekunde.lt, October 18, 2023

One private chat group for students in Panevėžys has turned into a forum for the hatred of Jews and even for death threats.

The student who witnessed this and reported it to police was shocked to learn his fellow student who hurled anti-Semitic insults serves as a volunteer soldier in the Lithuanian military.

He agreed to tell this shocking story on condition of anonymity.

The young man says he is truly afraid for his own safety.

He says it began last Friday when one student from his class posted the Palestinian flag to the private chat.

“When I took offense, he replied Jews are f___s. I told him he shouldn’t say that. He replied: or what? I tried to deescalate the situation, but then the insults began. I tried to explain the situation in Israel, then he said that there is no such country called Israel. In the end he threatened: I see the Star of David should be carved into you,” the young man recalled.

Translated from sekunde.lt here.