India, June 15 -- A Cornell University student turned down an internship at a New York startup saying that he is "not interested in working for a Jew". A screenshot of his message was posted on social media by the founder of the startup, and the incident has since snowballed into a larger controversy about antisemitism.

The 19-year-old student rejected an internship opportunity at VryfID - a startup by Jewish brothers Gabe and Aiden Einhorn.

Last week, Gabe Einhorn took to X to share a screenshot of the Cornell student's message rejecting the internship.

"This kid applied to our job on handshake, we accepted him, and then he responded this," wrote Einhorn, sharing the screenshot where the student wrote, "Not interested in working for a...