{"id":2201890,"date":"2024-03-19T13:41:12","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T17:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-israeli-lawyer-returns-to-berkeley-university-blames-jewish-student-groups-for-violence-that-derailed-his-first-visit\/"},"modified":"2024-03-19T13:45:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T17:45:10","slug":"as-israeli-lawyer-returns-to-berkeley-university-blames-jewish-student-groups-for-violence-that-derailed-his-first-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-israeli-lawyer-returns-to-berkeley-university-blames-jewish-student-groups-for-violence-that-derailed-his-first-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Berkeley Holds Jewish Student Organizations Accountable as Israeli Attorney Revisits After Previous Visit&#8217;s Disruptions"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fas-israeli-lawyer-returns-to-berkeley-university-blames-jewish-student-groups-for-violence-that-derailed-his-first-visit%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=2201890&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--><div>\n<h2>Ran Bar-Yoshafat&#8217;s Eventful Return to Berkeley<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption>\n<p>      Ran Bar-Yoshafat emerges undeterred (ILTV Israel News\/YouTube)<br \/>\n \u200d   \u2063<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>BERKELEY, Calif.<\/strong>\u2014The University of California, Berkeley was thrust\u2063 into the spotlight this\u2064 week as Israeli attorney Ran Bar-Yoshafat\u200b returned for \u200ba rescheduled talk, \u2063following one marred by \u2062violence from student protesters. The university originally claimed that insufficient notice from Jewish student groups prevented them from securing the event.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>    &#8220;We found out about the event\u2064 a day before,&#8221; said Dan Mogulof, Berkeley&#8217;s vice chancellor of communications.\u2064 &#8220;With only 24 hours&#8217; notice, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lady-gagas-dad-furious-as-unruly-illegals-take-over-his-neighborhood-just-enabling-em\/\" title=\"Lady Gaga's dad angry as unruly immigrants dominate his area: 'Just enabling them'\">adequate security measures<\/a> were a challenge.&#8221;\n  <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This controversy comes in the wake of criticism over the \u200cuniversity&#8217;s \u200bhandling of last month&#8217;s \u2064anti-Semitic protest that witnessed a female Jewish student being choked and a male student spat upon while\u200c attackers jeered\u200b hatefully.<\/p>\n<h3>Change in Security Measures<\/h3>\n<p>Responding to \u2062these events and bad press, \u2063Berkeley initiated a \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-make-arrests-over-online-racist-abuse-aimed-at-englands-black-soccer-players\/\" title=\"Police Make Arrests Over Online Racist Abuse Aimed At England\u2019s Black Soccer Players\">hate crime investigation<\/a>, as Jewish student organizations extended another invitation to Bar-Yoshafat.\u200d For his return, \u200bthe university brought in private security and support from other UC campus law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>While those behind Bar-Yoshafat&#8217;s visit remained tight-lipped, Masha Merkulova, CEO of pro-Israel group Club Z, pointed out their announcement \u2063was made &#8220;weeks\u2062 in advance,&#8221; highlighting\u200d weak responses to past anti-Jewish protests. &#8220;This is a\u200b much-needed overhaul in protection for Jewish students,&#8221; she noted.<\/p>\n<h3>New Protocols Enacted<\/h3>\n<p>University policy \u200btypically requires a six<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liquor-shortage-hits-united-states-as-holidays-approach\/\" title=\"Liquor Shortage Hits United States As Holidays Approach\">-week lead time<\/a> for significant events. Although Bar-Yoshafat&#8217;s \u200dtalk didn&#8217;t fit such criteria, \u200bincreased security was\u2062 clearly necessitated. &#8220;Despite less notice this time, we&#8217;ve stepped up, ensuring the talk proceeds safely,&#8221; Mogulof stated.<\/p>\n<p>The measures taken meant relocating to a more secure venue, undisclosed until two hours prior, providing \u200da stark difference to the previous chaos that resulted in Bar-Yoshafat&#8217;s expedited \u200dexit \u2063through an underground passageway.<\/p>\n<h3>A Peaceful Follow-Up<\/h3>\n<p>With the revised security, the lecture went smoothly, barring \u200ca solitary heckler during the Q&#038;A. Bar-Yoshafat expressed\u200b gratitude \u2063for the \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-railroad-administration-cited-serious-safety-concerns-days-before-union-pacific-explosion\/\" title=\"Days before the Union Pacific explosion, the Federal Railroad Administration raised serious safety concerns.\">heightened safety measures<\/a>. &#8220;Ideally, one would hope such extensive security isn&#8217;t necessary,&#8221; he commented.<\/p>\n<p>Despite peaceful\u200c proceedings, the university&#8217;s student senate controversially opposed the attorney&#8217;s return, citing it as an intimidation \u200btactic against pro-Palestinian students and allies. Student and Bears for Israel VP Sharon Knafelman, however, remains unwavering. &#8220;Intimidation won&#8217;t deter us,&#8221; she declared.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israeli lawyer Ran Bar-Yoshafat made a second visit to Berkeley following a disrupted initial appearance. 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