{"id":2110832,"date":"2023-11-29T11:31:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T16:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uc-berkeley-faces-lawsuit-for-longstanding-unchecked-spread-of-anti-semitism-2\/"},"modified":"2023-11-29T11:33:53","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T16:33:53","slug":"uc-berkeley-faces-lawsuit-for-longstanding-unchecked-spread-of-anti-semitism-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uc-berkeley-faces-lawsuit-for-longstanding-unchecked-spread-of-anti-semitism-2\/","title":{"rendered":"UC Berkeley sued over &#8216;uncontrolled spread of anti-Semitism"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fuc-berkeley-faces-lawsuit-for-longstanding-unchecked-spread-of-anti-semitism-2%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2110832&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>Campus Lawsuit Alleges &#8216;Hotbed of Anti-Jewish Hostility and Harassment&#8217;<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption>A pro-Palestine protest at UC Berkeley, Oct. 25, 2023 (Kevin Fagan\/Twitter)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<p>A civil rights nonprofit is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/n-m-widower-sues-alburquerque-over-sanctuary-city-policy\/\" title=\"N.M. widower sues Alburquerque over sanctuary city policy\">taking legal action<\/a> against \u2062the University of \u200bCalifornia \u200cBerkeley, accusing the institution of allowing \u2063a &#8220;longstanding, unchecked spread of anti-Semitism&#8221; \u200con its campus. The lawsuit claims that the campus \u2062has become a\u200c &#8220;hotbed of anti-Jewish hostility and harassment.&#8221; The complaint, obtained\u200d by the <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em>, \u2062was filed by the Louis \u2062D. Brandeis Center for \u200dHuman Rights Under Law, an \u200corganization dedicated to combating anti-Semitism.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit, \u2063filed in\u2063 the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, names the University of California Regents, UC president Michael Drake, UC Berkeley chancellor Carol\u200b Christ, and other \u200cofficials as defendants. It documents previously unreported incidents of anti-Semitism and\u2062 violence against Jewish students following Hamas&#8217;s terror strike on Israel on October 7. <\/p>\n<p>The Brandeis Center alleges that the\u200c school has allowed\u2064 &#8220;rampant&#8221; anti-Semitism to flourish, with pro-Palestinian protesters rallying against the Jewish state and praising the killing of over 1,200 \u2062Jews by Hamas. The complaint highlights a\u2063 violent attack on a Jewish student draped in an Israeli flag and multiple instances of pro-Palestinian students expressing hatred and making threats against Jews.<\/p>\n<p>This lawsuit is the first to emerge against a university in response\u2064 to Hamas&#8217;s recent attack, which sparked\u2062 pro-Palestinian demonstrations at prestigious colleges across \u200dthe United States. UC Berkeley, in particular, has a history of fostering anti-Israel sentiment and \u2063anti-Semitism on campus.\u2062 A\u2062 complaint filed\u2062 in 2022 alleged &#8220;profound and deep-seated anti-Semitic discrimination&#8221; at the college&#8217;s\u2062 law school. Last year, the school faced \u200bcriticism when several student groups affiliated with the Berkeley\u2062 law school adopted a ban on all &#8220;Zionist&#8221; speakers.<\/p>\n<p>The Brandeis Center&#8217;s lawsuit builds upon the\u200d 2022 complaint and provides \u200devidence of ongoing anti-Israel activities on\u2064 campus that have left\u200d Jewish students \u2063feeling unsafe. The group states that Jewish students and faculty have received hate\u2063 mail calling\u2062 for their gassing and murder, and many are\u200b afraid to attend classes.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit claims that\u200d anti-Semitism\u2063 has been prevalent on Berkeley&#8217;s campus for years but has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/deportations-plummet-90-percent-on-bidens-watch\/\" title=\"Deportations Plummet 90 Percent on Biden\u2019s Watch\">reached unprecedented levels<\/a> in the two months since Hamas&#8217;s attack. It argues that court intervention is necessary to protect students and faculty and put an end to this discrimination\u2062 and harassment.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit also accuses Berkeley&#8217;s leadership of failing to address the\u2062 anti-Semitic environment they have allowed to develop. Jewish students report being targeted with harassment and physical violence during anti-Israel protests on\u200b campus. In one incident \u200bmentioned in the complaint, a Jewish student \u200cdraped in an Israeli flag was attacked by two protesters who\u200b struck him in the head with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/portland-doctor-who-was-brutally-attacked-holds-city-accountable\/\" title=\"Portland doctor attacked, seeks justice\">metal \u2064water bottle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to the complaint, Jewish students are afraid to\u200c attend classes due to the pro-Hamas rallies taking place on Berkeley&#8217;s main thoroughfares. The lawsuit further alleges that the school&#8217;s administrators have intentionally chosen not to enforce policies against anti-Zionist behavior, despite acknowledging that \u2063such behavior is anti-Semitic.<\/p>\n<p>Kenneth Marcus, the founder and chairman of the Brandeis Center, \u200bstated that the lawsuit is a direct result of Berkeley&#8217;s failure to\u2064 address the \u200cgrowing wave of anti-Semitism. He expressed concern that the school, \u200bonce known for its commitment to free speech and equal treatment, is\u2062 now heading down a dangerous\u200c path.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the specific\u200d allegations made in the lawsuit regarding the hostile \u200benvironment faced by Jewish students \u2064at UC\u200b Berkeley?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200bAnd pervasive&#8221; anti-Semitism at UC Berkeley, and the university has\u200c been\u2064 criticized in\u200c the past\u200b for its handling of anti-Semitic incidents.<\/p>\n<p>The current lawsuit alleges that the \u2063university&#8217;s failure to\u200d address and condemn anti-Semitism has created\u2063 a hostile environment\u2064 for Jewish students \u200con campus. It claims that Jewish\u2064 students are targeted with slurs, threats, and acts of violence \u2062because of their religion\u2062 and support for Israel. The Brandeis \u200dCenter argues that the university&#8217;s inaction against such behavior violates Title VI \u200cof the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of \u2063race, color, or national origin in programs or activities \u2063that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-mother-joe-bidens-war-on-religious-daycares\/\" title=\"Big Mother: Joe Biden\u2019s War On Religious Daycares\">receive federal financial assistance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 lawsuit calls for UC Berkeley\u2063 to take immediate and substantial action to\u2064 protect Jewish students from anti-Semitic harassment and hostility. It recommends that the university implement educational programs to promote tolerance\u200d and understanding, \u200bestablish procedures for reporting\u2064 and addressing incidents of anti-Semitism, and ensure adequate\u2063 security measures on \u200dcampus. The complaint also seeks damages\u200c for the emotional\u200d distress caused to Jewish students\u200d as a result of the hostility they \u200chave faced.<\/p>\n<p>In response \u2064to \u200cthe lawsuit, UC Berkeley has stated that it takes allegations of\u200d discrimination seriously and \u200bis committed to fostering a\u2063 welcoming and inclusive\u2062 environment for all\u2063 students.\u200b The university asserts that it has policies and procedures in place to address incidents of discrimination, including \u200banti-Semitism, and will continue \u200dto work towards preventing and responding to such\u2063 behavior on campus.<\/p>\n<p>This lawsuit\u2062 brings \u2063attention to the ongoing issue of anti-Semitism on college campuses and the importance \u2062of protecting the rights and well-being of Jewish\u200b students. It raises\u2063 questions about the \u200dresponsibility of universities to address \u200dand combat all forms of discrimination, including\u2064 anti-Semitism. As colleges and\u2064 universities strive to create inclusive communities, it is crucial for them to \u200dprioritize the safety and well-being of every\u200d student and take swift action\u200c against any form of hostility or harassment.<\/p>\n<p>A trial date for the \u2064lawsuit has\u2063 not yet been set, \u2063but it\u200b is expected to receive \u2062significant attention and could have far-reaching implications for the way universities \u200baddress and respond to anti-Semitism on \u200btheir campuses.<\/p><figcaption>Feature Image: Pro-Palestine \u2062protest at UC Berkeley, Oct. 25, 2023 (Kevin Fagan\/Twitter)<\/figcaption><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A civil rights nonprofit is suing UC Berkeley, accusing the university of allowing a &#8220;longstanding, unchecked spread of anti-Semitism.&#8221; The lawsuit claims that the campus has become a &#8220;hotbed of anti-Jewish hostility and harassment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":117,"featured_media":2110833,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2110832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2110832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/117"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2110832"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2110832\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2110833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2110832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2110832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2110832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}