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Failed car bomber released in October 7 deal gave video speech at Berkeley classroom

Jaabis was released in November 2023 as part of a ransom for 26 hostages captured by Gazans during the October 7 Massacre, according to the BBC.

Israa al-Jaabis (L), a 32-year-old Palestinian woman who detonated a small bomb on October 11, 2015 on the highway leading from the Jewish settlement of Maale Adumim to Jerusalem, arrives for her sentencing hearing at the District Court in Jerusalem on November 7, 2016.
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UC Berkeley agrees bans on Zionists ‘can violate university rules’ in antisemitism settlement

A protest encampment is set up in support of Palestinians, at the University of California, Berkeley, in April. The problem with the eruption of the  anti-Israel protests has been the involvement of many faculty members in reframing the notion of Palestine, the writer argues.

Israeli UC Berkeley student files lawsuit against antisemitic discrimination

 Pro-Palestinian protesters set up a tent encampment during a demonstration in front of Sproul Hall on the UC Berkeley campus on April 22, 2024 in Berkeley, California

UC Berkeley advertises Lit course which praises Hamas as a 'revolutionary resistance force'


Complaint filed against UC Berkeley Law for student anti-Zionist move

A number of law student groups at the law school amended their bylaws – promising never to invite a speaker who supports Zionism or Israel – at the start of the academic year.

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A provocative ‘Hitler truck’ inflames tensions in Berkeley amid ‘Jew-free zones’ accusation

The truck had been dispatched by a political advocacy group called Accuracy in Media, which has a history of finding ways to provoke liberals and progressives.

University of California Berkeley campus.

Zionists combating antisemitism at Berkeley Law - opinion

Law Students for Justice in Palestine at Berkeley Law have promised to prevent Zionist speakers to be invited to campus.

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'There are no Jew-free zones' at Berkeley Law - Dean Chemerinsky

Dean Chemerinsky noted that the policy would ban both himself and 90 percent of his Jewish students from participating in law student group events.

Anti-Israel protest at UC Berkeley

Does UC Berkeley really have ‘Jew-free zones’? - explainer

Is the “Jew-free” label accurate? Not according to Jewish leadership at the university. Here’s a rundown of the controversy, and where people have come down on it.

University of California Berkeley campus.

When does anti-Zionism become antisemitism? - Barbra Streisand, Twitter

Barbra Streisand's question on anti-Zionism and antisemitism, sparked by events at UC Berkeley, reflects an often discussed query of when criticism of Israel ends and Jew hatred begins.

 Singer Barbra Streisand speaks on stage during the American Theatre Wing's 70th annual Tony Awards in New York, US, June 12, 2016.

UC Berkeley Law student groups ban Zionist speakers

UC Berkeley’s Law Students for Justice in Palestine (LSJP) declared that not inviting pro-Zionist speakers was necessary for “the safety and welfare of Palestinian students on campus."

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Berkeley Law School dean responds to BDS

The dean of Berkeley Law School, Erwin Chemerinsky, responded last week to a new wave of BDS activity at the school, describing it as "troubling" in an email to students. 

Anti-Israel protest at UC Berkeley

First urban Jewish co-housing project in the US takes shape in Berkeley

The country’s first urban Jewish co-housing community should receive its first residents by late 2024.

 Architect's rendering of Berkeley Moshav.

UC Berkeley Chancellor: Honoring terrorists who killed Jews 'an affront'

The Chancellor condemned a pro-Palestinian group who lauded terrorists in a display on campus, but also slammed a Jewish student who wanted to 'eliminate' all Palestinians.

Jewish groups at UC Berkeley campus rally against anti-Israeli events