PHILADELPHIA – A Temple student has been charged with “simple assault” in an attack on a pro-Israel Jewish student on move-in day.

Philadelphia Magazine reports 22-year-old Abdel Aziz Jalil is charged after he allegedly punched another student, Daniel Vessal, at an on-campus student activity information fair.

“And then this kid just rocks me in the face as hard as he can,” Vessal told Truth Revolt at the time. “My glasses flew off. After a two-second blur I had no clue what had happened. I couldn’t believe the kid actually hit me.”

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According to the Jewish Exponent:

DA spokeswoman Tasha Jamerson wrote in an email that Jalil had “turned himself into police this afternoon and he is currently being processed by the police department.” …

Earlier last week, the university had said that new witnesses had emerged and police were still conducting interviews about the incident, in which Jalil, a pro-Palestinian student standing near a Students for Justice in Palestine table, allegedly used anti-Semitic slurs and hit pro-Israel student Daniel Vessal in the face after an argument escalated.

When asked why Jalil was not charged with a hate crime, Jamerson explained that “in order for ethnic intimidation to be charged, the malicious intention toward the religion, ethnicity or race of the victim must be the motive for the commission of the underlying crime.”

Investigators contend the Jewish student was not targeted because of his religion.

Philadelphia Magazine notes Students for Justice in Palestine denies any relationship with Jalil. The news site refers to a pro-Palestinian group, the Electronic Intifada, that vows it will continue its activities on campus.

Samantha Pinto was adamant that the 20 August incident won’t deter Temple SJP’s schedule of events and political organizing on campus.

“While I think this is definitely possible that [Vessal] was trying to instigate us, it’s not going to take away from our work that we do on campus, which is really important,” Pinto said. “SJP has been on campus for over ten years, so we’re not going anywhere.”

Electronic Intifada notes SJP is planning another wave of anti-Israel “divestment campaigns” aimed at universities.