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The California Highway Patrol is investigating a possible hate crime on the Stanford University campus. An Arab-Muslim student was injured in a hit-and-run traffic accident. According to authorities, the driver made contact with the victim and reportedly yelled an insult before hitting the student. “It was targeted. It never should have happened,” said Stanford student Farah Tantawy. Arab Muslim students at Stanford respond to a hit-and-run that occurred on Campus Drive Friday afternoon. Police and university officials are calling the incident a possible hate crime. In a statement, the victim, Abdulwahab Omira, said: “As an Arab-Muslim student at Stanford, I could never have imagined that I would be the victim of a hateful attack.” He claims that as he walked to class, he was intentionally hit by a car driven by someone who had reportedly shown hostility toward his community in the past. “His hateful cries of ‘You and your people’ still echo in my ears as I grapple with the emotional pain this incident left behind,” Omira’s statement continued. The student is recovering from his injuries in the hospital. MORE: Police: An Illinois man killed a Muslim boy and injured his mother when he was stabbed out of religious hatred “It was a hate crime, an absolute violation of his viability on campus,” Tantawy said. According to police, the student described the driver as a man in his mid-20s with short, dark blonde hair and a beard who wore glasses. The suspect vehicle is believed to be a black Toyota 4Runner – 2015 model or newer – with an exposed rear center tire and white California license plates with the letters M and J. In a statement, Stanford’s president and provost condemned the crime: “We are deeply disturbed to hear this report of potential hate-based physical violence on our campus. Violence on our campus is unacceptable. Hate-based violence is morally reprehensible and we condemn it in the strongest possible terms. A campus safety alert was issued Friday about the hit-and-run, saying additional security had been deployed to locations on campus, including where Arab Muslim students are in the second week of a sit-in, and calling on the university to do so to condemn Israel’s actions in the siege of Gaza. But students criticize the university’s slow response to crime. “It is completely irresponsible that a warning took so long, ridiculous. The school needs to do better,” Tantawy said. Stanford said it sent the notice as soon as there was enough information from CHP. The Hillel Jewish Center at Stanford responded with this statement from Rabbi Jessica Kirschner: “Whoever is found responsible should be held fully accountable for their actions. Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia are on the rise on our campuses and in our country. It is imperative that the university ensures that all minorities are protected and that there is zero tolerance for hateful speech, actions and violence.”

The California Highway Patrol is investigating a possible hate crime on the Stanford University campus. An Arab-Muslim student was injured in a hit-and-run traffic accident. According to authorities, the driver made contact with the victim and reportedly yelled an insult before hitting the student. “It was targeted. It never should have happened,” said Stanford student Farah Tantawy. Arab Muslim students at Stanford respond to a hit-and-run that occurred on Campus Drive Friday afternoon. Police and university officials are calling the incident a possible hate crime. In a statement, the...

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