UC Berkeley Faces Legal Firestorm Over Alleged Anti-Semitism: Shocking Details Revealed!

UC Berkeley Faces Legal Firestorm Over Alleged Anti-Semitism: Shocking Details Revealed!

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"Two Jewish advocacy groups, the Louis D. Brandeis Center and Jewish Americans for Fairness in Education, have amended their lawsuit against the University of California, Berkeley, alleging a persistent spread of anti-Semitism. The amended complaint, filed in the Northern District of California in May, now includes incidents from antiwar protests.

The lawsuit, initially filed in November, is one of several discrimination complaints against universities since the Israel-Hamas conflict in October. It accuses UC Berkeley of tolerating anti-Semitism by not enforcing its anti-discrimination policies, including after a speech disruption by a former Israeli military member.

During the February event, a protest by antiwar student groups turned violent, with several Jewish students reporting physical attacks and intimidation. Campus police intervened after protesters vandalized property.

The Brandeis Center stated, "For many Jews, including students and faculty at UC Berkeley, a strong connection to Israel is integral to their identity. Excluding Zionists effectively excludes Jews." The day after the protest, university officials condemned the violence and promised an investigation.

The lawsuit also accuses the university of tolerating an allegedly anti-Semitic campaign against its law school dean, Erwin Chemerinsky. In March, after Chemerinsky, who is Jewish, invited law students to dinners at his home, a group opposing the war in Gaza posted a caricature of him on Instagram.

Berkeley Law for Palestine denies targeting Chemerinsky due to his faith, instead citing his influence with the administration regarding divestment from Israeli companies. One of Chemerinsky's dinners is now part of a Title IX investigation against his wife for confronting a Muslim student delivering an unexpected pro-Palestinian speech. 

The student has accused the couple of Islamophobia.

Chemerinsky referred NBC News to UC Berkeley spokesman Dan Mogulof, who stated that the university takes discrimination accusations seriously and has implemented anti-Semitism initiatives.

Mogulof added, "While most anti-Semitic expression is protected by the First Amendment, we respond to harassment and discrimination."

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