Jewish Groups Sue CA University for ‘Longstanding Unchecked Antisemitism’

The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) is facing a lawsuit filed by two Jewish organizations over allegations that “longstanding unchecked antisemitism” has spread on the school’s campus, including its law school. 

The 37-page complaint by the nonprofit Louis D. Brandeis Center, and the Jewish Americans for Fairness in Education (JAFE), asserts UC Berkeley administrators have long ignored the problem of antisemitism on campus, including recent on-campus displays of hatred, harassment, and physical violence against Jews following Hamas’ Oct. 7 terror massacre in Israel.

“Court intervention is now needed to protect students and faculty to end this anti-Semitic discrimination and harassment, which violates University policy, federal civil rights laws, and the U.S. Constitution,” the complaint said. 

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The lawsuit alleges antisemitism has been allowed to take root and grow at the UC Berkeley School of Law. For over a year, no fewer than 23 student law groups have been enacting and enforcing anti-Jewish policies, including forcing Jewish students to deny Zionism or be denied the same rights and opportunities enjoyed by other students, the complaint said.  

It cites examples of

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