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On February 27, 2024, a wave of antisemitic incidents across various California universities, including El Camino Real High School, UC Berkeley, and UC Santa Barbara, has sparked concern and action among students, faculty, and lawmakers. Students at El Camino Real High School staged a walkout in response to an alleged attack on a 15-year-old Jewish student. At UC Berkeley, a violent protest prevented an Israeli speaker from addressing Jewish students, leading to a university investigation. UC Santa Barbara faced backlash for antisemitic, hateful flyers targeting the Jewish student body president. Lawmakers are responding with proposed legislation, such as the CAMPUS Act, to combat campus antisemitism, and a bipartisan roundtable is set to hear from Jewish students about their experiences.
If you don't think antisemitism is a serious issue on America's college campuses – watch this. https://t.co/Emwp0yLska
.@UCBerkeley MBA student Hannah Schlacter: On Monday there was "a violent riot targeting Jews at Berkeley. You may not have heard about it. That appears to be a trend with antisemitism. "Instead of providing a safe environment, Berkeley tells Jews to stay away from campus." https://t.co/LSuvtlvUUj
Yasmeen Ohebsion, @Tulane's co-president of the Movement to Address Antisemitism, shares her story: "On October 26...a woman accosted me and screamed in my face, '*** you Jew!' "This is my reality as a Jewish student who wears a Star of David." https://t.co/WXHJduMOVi
I’m proud of the UPenn, Rutgers, & all students who spoke out against antisemitism on college campuses at today's Ed & Workforce Committee roundtable. Everyone deserves to be safe in their community & we must be unequivocal in calling out hatred and antisemitism in all forms.
.@Penn student Noah Rubin testifies on the horrors he has faced: "It's open season on Jews on our campus... It's time to wake up, America." https://t.co/0I7OHx3G2R
Campus administrators and faculty are ultimately responsible for stopping the spread of antisemitism. And in many cases, they are the ones starting it. Listen to @RutgersU student Joe J. Gindi's account of the faculty rhetoric ⤵️⤵️⤵️ https://t.co/YCQ3eju7Za
📺WATCH: Jacob Khalili tells the @cooperunion story, in which pro-Palestine students cornered their Jewish peers in the library and screamed antisemitic chants while the university president snuck out the back. https://t.co/qnBYk1X3kR
"We have been attacked with sticks outside of our library. We have been surrounded by angry mobs. And we have been threatened to 'keep f***ing running.'" Eden Yadegar of @Columbia outlines the harrowing campus reality for many Jewish students. https://t.co/z5tpAxzi1I
Code Pink member protesting a congressional hearing on campus antisemitism at which Jewish students have detailed intense harassment and violence they’ve faced on campus. https://t.co/v5lquIKPkR
🚨 LIVE -- roundtable with Jewish students from @Harvard, @Penn, @MIT, @Columbia, @Stanford, @UCBerkeley, @RutgersU, @Tulane & @cooperunion to hear their experiences with antisemitism on campus. Tune in: https://t.co/lLmG06z7AJ
“It’s not safe to be a jewish student at UC berkeley,” a jewish student at the congressional roundtable repeated several times. Meanwhile, 112 people in Gaza were just murdered by israel as they desperately waited for food. Talk about safety…
At congressional roundtable on anti semitism on campuses, the Harvard student just called distinguished constitutional law professor Noura Erakat anti-Semitic. Here we are in the back of the room calling for a ceasefire. https://t.co/X3etm4vrHQ
At congressional roundtable on anti semitism on campuses, the Harvard student just called distinguished constitutional law professor Noura Erakat anti-Semitic.
"We have to address all forms of discrimination," @BobbyScott says at an @EdWorkforceCmte hearing explicitly about antisemitism on college campuses.
'Zionists not welcome:' Jewish Santa Barbara students face harassment at Multicultural Center in US https://t.co/Ha0PPt34zb
Later today, I am joining my colleagues on @EdWorkforceCmte to talk with college students from across the nation about the ongoing threat of antisemitism on campus. Tune in. https://t.co/5mJSR47Uxr
Authorities launch probe after protesters crash Israeli reservist speech at Berkeley https://t.co/XFM0ptqwDH
.@RepAdamSchiff comments to me on the antisemitic mob that forced evacuation of Jewish Berkeley students from an event w/ an Israeli speaker: "Jewish students should feel comfortable on college campuses & in their faith & identity." He accused Berkeley admins of "inaction." https://t.co/3ayv3gXJQL
With antisemitic attacks on college campuses rising, I've introduced legislation to hold schools accountable for failing to protect Jewish students from violence & discrimination. Today nine students from some of our country's most "prestigious" institutions will participate in…
Tessa has faced awful discrimination on campus - and her courage and her stand is an example to Jews who are under threat on campus, but refuse to give into the hate and intimidation.
"It seems the sole Jewish voice that university administrators want to hear, under the guise of "combatting antisemitism" on campus, is the Jewish voice for war and genocide of the Palestinians" ✍️ Opinion by Joseph Massad https://t.co/ixYvM74INX
Earlier this week, the @ucsantabarbara MultiCultural Center was plastered with vile antisemitic posters. Disclaimer: All info shared in this post was collected from public sources on the internet. https://t.co/ItfXY0SU5G
“Contrary to what many students—and embarrassingly too often, grown adults—argue, violence, heckling, and shutdowns of events are not free speech, but its hideous and counterproductive opposite.” @TheFIREorg’s @glukianoff and @StrangelEdweird https://t.co/aPTTiiLYkT
What is sounded like inside, as Jewish students were in hiding. Why would anyone send their child to UC Berkeley. https://t.co/TvbaKzyfjs
Video from Berkeley as Democrats shatter the glass. Jewish students were hiding inside. https://t.co/Oc0wGBUMz0
In TWO HOURS, @Harvard, @Penn, @MIT, @Columbia, @Stanford, @UCBerkeley, @RutgersU, @Tulane & @cooperunion Jewish students will speak out about antisemitism on campus. Live @ 2:30 PM: https://t.co/8q1ZF6lNzU https://t.co/yAbvwe8z1G
University students in Santa Barbara California face antisemitic signs at the university's multicultural center. Story by @StarrJpost https://t.co/cSF7ZWijpF
University students in California face hateful signs due to their Judaism at the university's multicultural center. Story by @StarrJpost https://t.co/cSF7ZWijpF
Protesting and threatening synagogues, Jewish sites and museums, Jewish centers on campus or even hospitals that Jews have donated towards isn't pro-Palestinian activism - it is anti-Jewish racism.
Berkeley riots challenge free speech. @glukianoff and @StrangelEdweird report. Plus: R.I.P. Richard Lewis, @EricNewcomer on the self-sabotage of opposing self-driving cars, and Texas A&M shutters its Qatar campus. Read today’s digest from @ollywiseman:https://t.co/Fq9veUc5dQ
I had an engaging discussion with Norm Brownstein, Mark Rowan, and David Krone about how critical it is to combat growing antisemitism across the U.S., particularly when it comes to American college campuses. https://t.co/3vAG1KjMRW
Ten Harvard alumni filed a federal lawsuit against the University last Tuesday, alleging that Harvard’s failure to address “rampant” antisemitism on campus has “significantly diminished” the value of their degree. @joycekim324 reports. https://t.co/G3KWM7o5Ft
“It should not come as a great surprise that many in the ‘words are violence’ set resort to actual violence when it comes to speech that upsets them—they lack respect for the liberal clash of ideas that the ancient Greek philosophers popularized.” https://t.co/aPTTiiLYkT
Progressives claim that being anti-Israel or anti-Zionist isn’t the same as being antisemitic. Rioters at Berkeley show how dishonest that claim is. https://t.co/HYLv6vnN9n via @WSJopinion
“The mob got their way... This has to stop.” @glukianoff and @StrangelEdweird on why campuses must have the highest tolerance for expression—but zero tolerance for violence like that exhibited by anti-Israel protesters this week at @UCBerkeley. https://t.co/aPTTiiMwar
'WE'RE NOT HIDING ANYMORE': Jewish Students at UC Berkeley Push Back Against Pro-Palestinian Protestors [WATCH] https://t.co/OHq7QCiGaS
Campuses must have the highest tolerance for opinion and expression, but no tolerance at all for violence. That's why, argue @TheFIREorg's @glukianoff and @StrangelEdweird, Berkeley must expel its violent rioters: https://t.co/dU0lnVzDPC
Federal complaint alleges Berkeley public schools allowed discrimination against Jewish children https://t.co/u0q07oagSg
Violence is not “extreme speech,” it is the antithesis of what freedom of speech in higher education is for. https://t.co/n6eSScJr62
What a pitiful and empty statement by @ucsantabarbara, that makes no reference to the fact that the student was targeted specifically by pro-Palestinians thugs because she was JEWISH! Hate doesn't happen in vacuum and universities must show leadership and call a spade a spade! https://t.co/GlfBvY0PFK
Leadership at UC Berkeley leadership is speaking out against a protest that happened on campus earlier this week. https://t.co/fheIom023T
Progressives claim that being anti-Israel or anti-Zionist isn’t the same as being antisemitic. Rioters at Berkeley show how dishonest that claim is. https://t.co/JFnzPjfEfX
Berkeley Unified School District received a federal complaint for ‘severe and persistent antisemitic bullying’: https://t.co/lIY1RqY9a5
Jewish students afraid to go to Berkeley schools, federal complaint alleges: “Kill the Jews” statements from peers. Being asked what their # is, “referring to numbers tattooed on Jews during the Holocaust.” Teacher-prompted walk-outs in support of Hamas https://t.co/gtPScAjL44 https://t.co/FNAbRXcqPd
The Anti-Defamation League has filed a federal complaint against the Berkeley Unified School District, alleging officials ignored the bullying and harassment of their Jewish students. https://t.co/U1RoK9ZMGp
Violent mob forces Jewish students to evacuate through tunnel at UC Berkeley event - I24NEWS https://t.co/eygm0Yu9Yz
University of California Forced To Suspend ‘Multicultural Center’ After It Says ‘Zionists Not Welcome’ https://t.co/UHkZLKopsZ
EXCLUSIVE: UC Santa Barbara student body president Tessa Veksler speaks out in her first interview after being targeted with antisemitic messages on campus “I need my community and also Jewish communities on other college campuses to see that you cannot allow yourself to be… https://t.co/3FgQhWcv40
Shahar Azani: Shameful mob attack against Jewish students at UC Berkeley https://t.co/GR2D8kEjx6
Dozens of students and teachers walked out of class Wednesday in Oakland to call for a cease-fire in Gaza and to protest what they called an attack on their rights to free speech. https://t.co/dWD99O8Bqi
NEW: The students who shut down the Ran Bar-Yoshafat event at Berkeley cast themselves as victims, complain about police intervention, and “invariably reject Zionist victimization.” They say Yoshafat’s mere presence was a “significant threat” to their “safety and well-being.” https://t.co/IAGTg9Phm5
"When the hate directed at Jewish students on campus is so extreme that the university can’t protect them, the failure rests with school officials as much as with the harassers." -@WSJopinion on the violent antisemitic mob at @UCBerkeley https://t.co/8xlkQvSr7u
Students at El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills staged a walkout in response to what they say is a rise in antisemitic incidents, including an alleged attack on a 15-year-old Jewish student. https://t.co/byG1fDYLxf https://t.co/tc4KNENgZ5
Jewish students at UC Berkeley fight against campus antisemitism: 'We're not hiding anymore' https://t.co/i5h0IE3Ftm
Berkeley sued over antisemitism rampant in the school since October 7 "The most that the school has been able to do is segregate the Jewish students... meanwhile, the teaching continues and the rest of the students are indoctrinated," says Rachel Lerman of @brandeiscenter https://t.co/bY3uIFm9dc
El Camino Real Charter High students walk out over alleged antisemitism on campus https://t.co/hSXMvuljXd
#BREAKING: @ucsantabarbara temporarily suspended the MultiCultural Center and its Instagram account after the MCC was plastered with antisemitic, hateful flyers. We expect UCSB to hold everyone responsible for the atrocious display accountable. https://t.co/UWHu5ww8gY https://t.co/7gy9LFkW1f
Nice statement by @UCBerkeley, just cowardly they cowardly they couldn’t bring themselves to call this out for what it was - an act of pure antisemitism and Jew hatred! https://t.co/6qvv1EiVOK
FIRE cannot condemn strongly enough those who respond to peaceful expression with violence. And the violent disruptions of events this week at @UCBerkeley and @SJSU serve as an important reminder: Violence and free speech are polar opposites. https://t.co/xht40SRpad
Westlake Middle School students held a walkout today to call attention to what they view as Oakland Unified's suppression of discussions about the Israel Palestine conflict in schools. 📹by @ashleynmcb who is following the student march today. https://t.co/G8DrzbCOGE
A multicultural center at the University of California Santa Barbara was plastered with signs condemning Zionism and targeting the Jewish student body president by name. https://t.co/nnSRiLyS30
History has shown us what happens when men and women do nothing in the face of evil. Antisemitism at @UCBerkeley is in full force & should NOT be tolerated. University leadership should be the first to state the obvious: Jewish students should feel safe & respected on campus. https://t.co/dWhoNYKxqa
MUST WATCH TOMORROW: Nine courageous Jewish students will give firsthand accounts of the antisemitic violence spreading like wildfire on college campuses. These institutions must be held accountable. https://t.co/mrjt9GqBDm https://t.co/3OAtICtqdu
After October 7, more than 70% of college students in the U.S. have experienced or witnessed antisemitism. Tune in tomorrow at 2:30 to hear directly from Jewish students, from @Harvard to @Stanford, who have faced hate, harassment, and violence on their campuses. https://t.co/moQJEJZEWp
This disgusting antisemitism is beyond the pale. No student should ever fear for their safety on campus. https://t.co/EszfwDkFni
In the last week or so, a Jewish high school student in LA was punched after an antisemitic taunt & Jewish students at UC Berkeley were assaulted & had to be evacuated from an event via a tunnel. Violence against Jews in California isn’t theoretical. It’s real. It’s here. https://t.co/EUZvVz4Osk
By me in @JewishJournal: Columbia Hit with Another Antisemitism Lawsuit Columbia University has been hit with yet another antisemitism lawsuit, this time filed by @StandWithUs on behalf of several students, alleging that the university has failed to adequate address…
By me in @JewishJournal: Columbia Hit with Another Antisemitism Lawsuit Columbia University has been hit with yet another antisemitism lawsuit, this time filed by StandWithUs on behalf of several students, alleging that the university has failed to adequate address antisemitism…
Violent mob screaming ‘intifada’ force Jews to flee through tunnels at UC Berkeley https://t.co/7qONdbA06R
Educators are planning another protest today outside Westlake Middle School in Oakland to show support for Palestine and to protest what they called the school district’s attempts to “stifle” their free speech. https://t.co/zadce0c3St
Students stage walkout at El Camino High School over alleged antisemitism on campus - CBS Los Angeles https://t.co/KdOH2T51SB
Eductaors are planning another protest today outside Westlake Middle School in Oakland to show support for Palestine and to protest what they called the school district’s attempts to “stifle” their free speech. https://t.co/HJlpy4nqph
Students Protest At El Camino HS, Claiming Antisemitic Incidents https://t.co/n1eiFRTQB3
Violent rally shuts down Cal event featuring Israeli speaker https://t.co/rRxpnZoK3f
A pro-Israel event was reportedly stopped and the building evacuated after a violent protest. https://t.co/r5f1Up6OCk The University is saying that it will "determine how we will address what occurred." The only way to deter such acts is to suspend or expel students engaged in…
Tomorrow @ 2:30 PM -- @EdWorkforceCmte will hold a bipartisan roundtable to hear from Jewish students @Harvard, @Penn, @MIT, @Columbia, @Stanford, @UCBerkeley, @RutgersU, @Tulane & @cooperunion about their experiences with antisemitism on campus. Tune in: https://t.co/8q1ZF6lNzU https://t.co/gwoBjZj8Qu
Tomorrow @ 2:30 PM -- @EdWorkforceCmte will hold a bipartisan roundtable to hear from Jewish students @Harvard, @Penn, @MIT, @Columbia, @Stanford, @UCBerkley, @RutgersU, @Tulane & @cooperunion about their experiences with antisemitism on campus. Tune in: https://t.co/8q1ZF6lNzU https://t.co/T9nFlThZ4x
I’m proud to be a Co-Sponsor of @RepMalliotakis' “CAMPUS” Act. Antisemitism is a plague and has NO place on American college campuses. https://t.co/456EMoEbf2
For Jewish students at the most elite institutions on the planet to see themselves as the unsafe victims of chanting nincompoops is totally beneath us and a total betrayal of what it means to be a Jew and what it means to be an American. Thank you @streickercenter for having me: https://t.co/nkidpLNcj1
LIVE VIDEO: @BobNBC is live at 6:02 with the latest on pro-Palestinian students and teachers in the East Bay planning to make a statement today in the wake of tensions boiling over on the Cal campus. https://t.co/3tVpac6Y43 https://t.co/9CTvHzk4Rk
LIVE VIDEO: Pro-Palestinian students and teachers in the East Bay plan to make a statement today in the wake of tensions boiling over on the Cal campus. @BobNBC is live at 5:02 with the details. https://t.co/bnfbUwzgmU https://t.co/akB7if7f2l
Palestinian protesters committed multiple hate crimes against Jewish students at UC Berkeley. Criminal hate crime charges better follow. https://t.co/6b8QcdI8IX https://t.co/cp81bP24Gj
No free speech, or freedom of association, for Jews at Berkeley? https://t.co/h87GKjyx99
Jewish students threatened and assaulted at Berkeley. Biden says nothing. Newsom does nothing. https://t.co/sorgkLGT8A
Leftist in Berkeley go wild in anti-semitic riot. https://t.co/bTF5E6tfvR
‘You Jew!’: UC Berkeley Mob Attacks Jews During Event With IDF Soldier, University Pledges Investigation https://t.co/7WZ688XCtZ
Some students at UC Berkeley are saying they’re fearing for their safety after an event organized by Jewish student groups was shut down by pro-Palestinian demonstrators. https://t.co/BdExrIWlna
Student organizers say there has been an increase of antisemitism in their classrooms, the most serious of which was an assault on a Jewish ninth grade student. Details: https://t.co/9Bhj7w8FiH https://t.co/VvlRyDPpX4
Student organizers say there has been an increase of antisemitism in their classrooms, the most serious of which was an assault on a Jewish ninth grade girl. For full story, click link in bio. https://t.co/Rk0J7g3XZm
UC Berkeley protest shuts down talk by Israeli think tank leader https://t.co/3EtHHeOZ4h
Jewish UC Santa Barbara students fear for safety after antisemitic signs appear on campus https://t.co/Ycyr9VivwA
What a disgrace. This makes me sick. University administrators who tolerate the ongoing, ugly bigotry and intimidation of Hamas supporters must face investigations and consequences. https://t.co/kiekoSuauv
Hundreds of anti-Israel protesters broke down the door of UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall Monday night, smashing a window and preventing an Israeli speaker from addressing a group of Jewish students. https://t.co/Wk3dwtvjg4
The UC Berkeley Chancellor & Provost respond to the shut-down of the event on campus, which had to be shut down to protect the safety of those who came to hear the talk. Their statement below. https://t.co/PzwbBZM844
“The hypocrisy of the campus left is mind-boggling. Self-styled anti-racists refuse to condemn even the most virulent expressions of anti-Semitism. But the answer to this hatred cannot be more censorship.” Heather Mac Donald on free speech: https://t.co/WS70GjoI6e
The student body president at the University of California, Santa Barbara is calling out alleged antisemitism on campus after she says she was targeted in unauthorized signs displayed at the university's multicultural center. https://t.co/TcBNoX03sc
Chancellor Carol Christ and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Benjamin Hermalin sent the following message to the Berkeley campus community Tuesday afternoon regarding Monday night’s protest. https://t.co/cMkyFrJl3d
More violence against Jewish students. Or what antisemites call— criticisms of Israel. https://t.co/IlUhDQAUGG
El Camino Real HS students stage walkout over alleged antisemitic attack on student https://t.co/oHXLWM2qlh
In California Jewish students were rushed to safety from pro-Pals protesting an IDF reservist giving a talk. One student was called “Jew, Jew, Jew” and spat at. The windows were smashed while the protesters chanted “long live the intifada”. Madness.https://t.co/lrEUNhnsOE