Posts Tagged: Berkeley
Barring the Door to Zionists Means Barring the Door to Jews
JNS.org - An important step forward in the battle against antisemitism was taken recently by the US Department of Education, which has the potential to...
Antisemitism Masked as Anti-Israel Bias at Berkeley
Last week, the University of California, Berkeley, took the top spot in the annual Forbes rankings of America’s top colleges. The business magazine offered a...
Anti-Zionist Students at UC Berkeley Condemned for Display Showcasing Palestinian Hijacker, Bombers
An anti-Zionist student group at the University of California, Berkeley is facing criticism for displaying photos of Palestinian women who were involved in hijackings and...
Twelve UC Berkeley Groups Condemn ‘Antisemitic Conspiracies’ Shared at Student Government Meeting
A dozen Jewish student groups at the University of California, Berkeley, said they were "appalled and deeply pained" by "antisemitic remarks" made during a Wednesday...
17 UC Berkeley Professors Warn ‘Discriminatory’ BDS Campaign Poses ‘Clear and Direct Threat to Academic Freedom’
Seventeen faculty members at the University of California, Berkeley, warned on Tuesday against the threat posed by the Palestinian-led boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign to...
16 UC-Berkeley Faculty Members Endorse ‘Outrage’ Over Lecturer Who Shared Antisemitic Images
Sixteen faculty members at the University of California, Berkeley “strongly” backed concerns raised by Jewish students at the school over Hatem Bazian, a lecturer accused...
Pro-Israel Berkeley Students Stage Counter-Demonstration to Blame Incitement for Palestinian Malaise
At an anti-Israel demonstration at the University of California, Berkeley on Thursday, a group called "Tikvah: Students For Israel" staged a counter-protest by stressing the responsibility...
Berkeley Goodwill Pulls Holocaust-Themed Halloween Costume From Racks
A Goodwill store in Berkeley, California, removed a Holocaust-themed Halloween costume from its racks, ABC 13 news reported on Monday. The costume in question featured a loose, striped top...
Public Editor Rebukes New York Times Reporter for Asking Jewish PhD Candidate ‘Demeaning’ Questions
A reporter for the New York Times came under fire for asking a Jewish Ph.D. candidate "insulting and demeaning" questions for an article on the...
Feds Dismiss Complaints on Anti-Semitism at Three University of California Schools
JNS.org - The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) dismissed complaints against three University of California (UC) schools—UC Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz,...
Tackling Anti-Semitism on College Campuses
Just over a year ago, the Jewish community won an important victory against campus anti-Semitism. The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil...
