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Lawsuit Accuses UC Berkely of Fostering Antisemitism

The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law is suing the University of California (UC) Regents, UC President Michael Drake, UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ, and other officials, for the “longstanding, unchecked spread of anti-Semitism” on Berkeley’s campus that has resulted in a current hotbed of anti-Jewish hostility and harassment. The complaint was filed today in the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California. [Brandeis Center Press Release]

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Jewish Professor Barred from USC Campus Following Argument with Anti-Israel Students

The propaganda war between supporters of Israel and supporters of Hamas has prompted the administration of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles to ban John Strauss, a Jewish professor of economics, from teaching on the campus, but he is permitted to conduct classes via Zoom. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Anti-Israel Cartoon Roils Sweetwater Union High School District

An anti-Israel, anti-American cartoon that appeared in the Bonita Vista High School newspaper has sparked a controversy that has escalated to the point that San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan has said her office will look into whether a hate crime has been committed. [Donald H. Harrison]

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‘Being a Teacher Right Now is Hard,’ Says San Diego Primary School Educator

By Jessamyn Dodd (JNS) During recess at Alcott Elementary School in San Diego recently, Danielle Wisdom heard a child from a different class shout “Free Palestine.” The fourth-grade teacher, who is Jewish, questioned the child about the phrase and learned that the student’s mother uses it. Wisdom has since become aware that many of the

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New Joint Initiative to Facilitate Overseas Physicians Volunteering to Address Israel’s Wartime Healthcare Shortage

JERUSALEM (Press Release) — In response to Israel’s pressing healthcare challenges during wartime, Nefesh B’Nefesh has been collaborating with the Israeli Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration and The Jewish Agency for Israel on assembling a comprehensive database of thousands of Jewish and non-Jewish physician volunteers from around the world. The Iron

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Video of Jewish Students Leaving Amid Protest Said to Be Real Despite Earlier UCSD Denial

By Chris Jennewein Times of San Diego LA JOLLA, California — A Jewish student organization at UC San Diego said Sunday an Instagram video showing students leaving a building amid an anti-Israel protest is real, despite an earlier denial by the university. Hillel San Diego said the video circulating on social media was taken by

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UC Board of Regents Chair Rich Leib: Incumbent on University Leadership to Call Out Hate Speech

The following is the closing portion of remarks from University of California Board of Regents Chair Rich Leib on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at the UC Board of Regents meeting, in light of recent events in Israel and Gaza. The remarks follow a letter issued by President Drake and the 10 UC chancellors to the community

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Visiting San Diego, Israeli Academic Leader Unpacks ‘Incorporation of American Universities’

By Jacob Kamaras LA JOLLA, California — The “incorporation of American universities” is at the roof of toxic discourse surrounding the Israel-Hamas war on college campuses, University of Haifa President Prof. Ron Robin said during his visit to San Diego from November 12-13. In a nationwide tour of campuses, Robin met with university presidents, administrators,

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San Diego Muslim Leader’s Wife Quits USD Job Amid Outcry Over ‘Horrific’ Image on Facebook

By Ken Stone Times of San Diego The wife of a San Diego Muslim leader has quit her teaching job at the University of San Diego amid outrage over a “horrific” image she purportedly posted to her Facebook account. Lallia Allali, whose husband is Imam Taha Hassane of the Islamic Center of San Diego, also

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Israel’s University Presidents Urge ‘Sea Change in Clarity and Truth in Academia’ on Hamas Terrorism

In a letter addressed to academic leaders around the world, the presidents of Israel’s nine leading universities called for “a sea change in clarity and truth in academia on the matter of Israel’s war against Hamas.” The Nov. 1 letter from Israel’s Association of University Heads (VERA) conveyed that following “a tragedy unprecedented in Israel’s

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10,000 Demand UC Reject Ethnic Studies Requirement From Faculty Supporting Hamas Terrorism

SANTA CRUZ, California (Press Release) –  In the wake of the horrific events of Oct. 7 and the barbaric, evil actions taken by Hamas, the University of California (UC) Ethnic Studies Faculty Council issued a statement legitimizing the massacre of innocent Israeli civilians, including Jewish women, children, and even infants burned and mutilated. The statement

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Free Palestine? Free the Brooklyn Bridge

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — We cannot be blamed for suspecting that 40-year-old Samantha Woll was stabbed to death at her Detroit home because of the crisis in Israel. Her murder occurred two weeks after Hamas butchered 1,400 Jews in southern Israel, followed by Israel’s merciless bombing of Gaza. She was a prominent political

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History Department Chairman Robert Bond Traces Turkiye’s Relationships with Jews over the Centuries and with Israel

A former Fulbright scholar who did his research in Istanbul, Prof. Robert Bond of Mira Costa College has a nuanced view about the relationship between Turkiye and Israel. [Donald H. Harrison]

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