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Legal Complaints, Firings Follow Viral Video of Argentine Students Chanting ‘Today We Burn Jews’

DAIA is pursuing incitement charges, with investigators receiving evidence‑preservation requests.

Overview

  • Footage recorded Sept. 10 in Bariloche shows students from Escuela Humanos chanting “Today we burn Jews,” with a Baxtter trip coordinator and a parent visible on a bus traveling alongside students from the Jewish school ORT.
  • President Javier Milei reposted the video on X and called the conduct reprehensible, elevating the case to national attention.
  • DAIA announced it will file a criminal complaint for incitement to persecution or hatred, seeking accountability for those involved.
  • Attorney Jorge Monastersky filed an anti-discrimination complaint requesting preservation of digital evidence and summons for participants, and the Forward reports the Justice Ministry and private citizens have lodged complaints as well.
  • Escuela Humanos condemned the behavior, pledged disciplinary measures and joint training with DAIA, and Baxtter said it dismissed the coordinator and asked for his permanent removal from the national coordinators’ association; DAIA reports a 15% yearly rise in antisemitic incidents in Argentina.