Overview
- Two messages surfaced in first‑year student groups at Université Jean‑Moulin Lyon 3, including an Oct. 31 poll asking “Who likes Jews?” with only hostile options and an Oct. 24 Instagram post saying “Death to Jews.”
- The local UNI student union published screenshots of the poll and condemned the posts, noting at least three responses were recorded.
- University president Gilles Bonnet denounced the messages, reminded students that such acts are criminal offenses, and said the prosecutor was alerted as soon as administrators learned of the incidents.
- Investigators have not identified the poll’s author, who posted under a pseudonym, and the university says it is not yet certain the person is a student.
- The cases echo similar episodes at Paris 1 and follow broader pressure on campuses after a government referral over a Paris 8 video and a July law tightening antisemitism prevention and disciplinary measures, with 504 antisemitic acts recorded nationally from January to May.