CHICAGO (WLS) — There was a call for an end to the hate Thursday after two Jewish students at DePaul University were attacked.

Organizers of the rally stood in the exact spot where police say the students were targeted earlier this month while showing their support for Israel.

The two Jewish students, Max Long and Michael Kaminsky, and their lawyer are now accusing the university of the violent attack. Those students are now calling for new policies they say should better protect all students.

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Wrapped in the Israeli flag as a symbol of their unwavering Jewish pride, Long and Kaminsky were back at the scene of the violent campus crime, defiant.

I am a proud Jew. A Zionist. And a student at DePaul University is committed to defending the dignity and security of Israel and the Jewish people,” Long said.

That’s the message Long and Kaminsky say they were trying to send, on Nov. 6, when the two took their weekly spot outside the DePaul student center with a sign offering to talk about the war in Gaza.

That’s when the students and police say two masked people attacked the couple from behind, knocking Long out and breaking Kaminsky’s wrist.

“After the physical attack, Michael and I were then verbally harassed by other students who told us we got what we deserved,” Long said.

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“Since October 7, there has been little or no action taken by the university to protect its Jewish students,” Kaminsky said.

In a statement in response to the rally, DePaul said so far this quarter it has hired a new chaplain for Jewish life, is working with its religious student groups to redesign their facilities and has launched a program to train faculty and staff to ease difficult calls worldwide. different perspectives

Jewish leaders say the attack on Long and Kaminsky shows that is not enough, and with their masked assailants still at large, they are demanding more.

“Jewish students are afraid to walk on their own campus with their Jewish symbols out without fear of being attacked,” said Chicago Jewish Alliance CEO Josh Weiner.

The lawyers with the Lawfare Project representing the two students who were attacked say they have not ruled out legal action against DePaul University.

“You have to encourage dialogue, not silence it,” Long said.