A JEWISH undergraduate who was allegedly told by fellow students that "Hitler was on to something" has been given compensation and an apology from his university's Students' Union.

Law student Zachary Confino said he had narrowly missed out on a first class degree and had suffered with stress, after being racially abused and bullied.

The 21-year-old was offered the four-figure sum after two years of battling anti-semitism from students whilst studying at the University of York.

The university confirmed Mr Confino had accepted the written apology from the university's students' union following the long-running complaint.

A spokesperson for the university, where undergraduates from almost 100 different countries study, said it had acted as a mediator to resolve the matter and that they welcomed students from "all backgrounds, faiths and nationalities".

The statement said: "The University of York acted as mediator to resolve a long-running complaint brought by a student against the University of York Students' Union. This involved an apology by the Students' Union to the student and a token payment of £1,000."

The statement added that joint statements had been signed with both the Jewish Society and the Islamic Society on campus.

It continued: "The University is committed to preserving the right to freedom of expression while also combating anti-semitism, Islamophobia and any other form of race hate.

"We welcome students from all backgrounds, faiths and nationalities in our diverse community."

Jonathan Sacerdoti, director of communications at the Campaign Against Antisemitism, praised Mr Confino's resolve to continue studying after the abuse, but said that the union's apology and payment of compensation was not enough.

He said: "There must also be a commitment to fighting anti-semitism properly, something they failed to do in Zachary's case.

"It should not be necessary for individual Jewish students to fight lengthy battles with their university unions over the course of many months or years in order to have Jew-hatred dealt with properly."

"Students who abused Zachary by suggesting Hitler “was onto something” ought to have been disciplined for their racial abuse and bullying.

"How many other Jewish students do not have the incredible strength and dedication of Zachary Confino to fight the antisemitism they experience?

"And when will British universities start to fight it for them, as they should fight all forms racism within their student and professional membership?”