Jewish DePaul student calls 300-day sentence for attacker a “tough pill to swallow”

Max Long, a Jewish student at DePaul University, expressed his disappointment with the 300-day jail sentence and two years of probation given to Kasem Noubani for attacking him and fellow student Michael Kaminsky in November 2024. Noubani pleaded guilty to two Class 3 felony hate crime charges. Long, an IDF reservist, had been engaging in discussions about Israel on campus when he was assaulted. He sustained a "very serious concussion," while Kaminsky suffered a fractured wrist. Long described the sentence as a "tough pill to swallow," especially after two years of court proceedings, and stated that the attack has prevented him from fully returning to campus. The victims have also sued DePaul University, alleging a failure to protect them.