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Israeli UC Berkeley student files lawsuit against antisemitic discrimination

The student claimed that the UAW violated both Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act.

A protest encampment is set up in support of Palestinians, at the University of California, Berkeley, in April. The problem with the eruption of the  anti-Israel protests has been the involvement of many faculty members in reframing the notion of Palestine, the writer argues.
 Pro-Palestinian protesters set up a tent encampment during a demonstration in front of Sproul Hall on the UC Berkeley campus on April 22, 2024 in Berkeley, California

UC Berkeley advertises Lit course which praises Hamas as a 'revolutionary resistance force'

 Simcha Rothman speaking at the Knesset on 6.8.2024

Protestors disrupt Berkeley event featuring MK Simcha Rothman

 A PRO-PALESTINIAN protester uses a bullhorn during a demonstration on the UC Berkeley campus on Monday.

Oakland man arrested for four anti-Israel UC Berkeley arson attacks


Anti-Israel activists allegedly throw firebomb at UC Berkeley building

The University of California Police Department recieved a report of an arson outside Koshland Hall on Thursday.

 A PRO-PALESTINIAN protester uses a bullhorn during a demonstration on the UC Berkeley campus on Monday.

School district grilled by Congress accused of teaching one-sided lessons on Gaza

The BUSD curriculum on the Gaza war is allegedly being withheld from Fendel's review in violation of parental rights afforded by the 1998 Education Empowerment Act.

School district grilled at Congress clashed with parent over Gaza war lessons

'Go back to Europe': Anti-Israel protesters punch Israel activist in head at UC Berkeley

A scuffle over an attempt to take an Israeli flag from student led to violence.

 A PRO-PALESTINIAN protester uses a bullhorn during a demonstration on the UC Berkeley campus on Monday.

You are poison Ivy: Taking action as antisemitism storms American universities - opinion

As we bear witness to the alarming resurgence of antisemitism at Columbia University and beyond, it’s imperative that we refuse to remain passive observers. 

 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, this week in New York City; just as Jews were once banned from universities in Europe under the Nazis right before the Holocaust, today, Jewish students at Columbia face similar discrimination and fear, the writer warns.

Anti-Israel protesters crash dinner at Jewish Berkeley dean's home

Pro-Palestinian student groups called for a boycott of Jewish dean Erwin Chemerinsky's home, saying that if he did not cancel the dinners, they would continue to protest them.

 A screenshot of Berkeley Law for Palestine's Instagram, depicting Berkeley Dean Erwin Chemerinsky.

Hebrew language Olympiad celebrates record participation in its third year

The third annual Hebrew Language Olympiad at Tel Aviv University attracted hundreds of teenagers worldwide, showcasing impressive growth and participation from diverse regions and institutions.

 Hebrew Olympiad - Yuval and Rotem (12/4/2024)

Not the college dream: The harsh reality of Jewish student-led activism - opinion

Dubbed the “infamous Berkeley Zionist,” a title I never sought, I’ve become a beacon for incoming Jewish students and their anxious parents, all seeking guidance in a sea of uncertainty.

 THE WRITER speaks at a ‘Liberate the Gate’ event at UC Berkeley, last month, calling on the university to respond to antisemitism on campus.

Berkeley activists heckle Holocaust survivor, laugh at antisemitism story

Activists called out that she was lying when she brought up the tortures and rapes committed by Hamas on October 7. 

 A person holds an antisemitic sign showing a Star of David in the trash at a demonstration against Israel, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, as part of a student walkout by students of New York University, in New York City, U.S., October 25, 2023.

Ending his sit-in, UC Berkeley professor says campus response to antisemitism has improved

Over the last two weeks, the university has pledged to monitor an ongoing pro-Palestinian protest in the center of campus that left many Jewish students feeling harassed.

 Pro-Israel students at the University of Berkeley demonstrate next to Pro-Palestinian students.

California Jewish students stage 'sleep-in' protests amid antisemitism probe

The sleep-in is inspired by Ron Hassner, the chair of Israel studies, who has moved into his office indefinitely until the university takes concrete steps to address antisemitism on campus.

Holocaust survivor Ben Stern (blue shirt) leads 200 marchers in the "Bay Area Rally Against Hate" in Berkeley in August 2017. He is linking arms with his daughter Charlene Stern and Rabbi Menachem Creditor; Rabbi Yonatan Cohen of Congregation Beth Israel in Berkeley is at far left.

UC Berkeley under congressional investigation for handling of antisemitism on campus

UC Berkeley under investigation by congress for how it has been dealing with ongoing reports on how it has been handling frequent anti-Semitism on it's campus.

Anti-Israel protest at UC Berkeley