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The University of California, Berkeley was sued on Tuesday by Jewish groups who said it has become a hotbed of “unchecked” antisemitism, including at its elite law school. According to a complaint by the nonprofit Louis D. Brandeis Center, UC Berkeley‘s leadership turns a blind eye to the long-festering problem of antisemitism on campus, even after displays of harassment and physical violence against Jews following Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel.
The complaint filed in San Francisco federal court is among the first against a major university since the war between Israel and Hamas sparked protests on many college campuses. It described two protesters striking the head of a Jewish undergraduate draped in an Israeli flag with a metal water bottle, and how a faculty member allegedly cut short a class for 1,000 freshmen to go on an 18-minute anti-Israel rant. The complaint said “no fewer” than 23 law school groups have anti-Jewish policies. In a statement, UC Berkeley said it has long been committed to confronting antisemitism, and that while it can’t censor offensive speech it recognised that some demonstrations have been “frightening” to Jewish students.
The complaint filed in San Francisco federal court is among the first against a major university since the war between Israel and Hamas sparked protests on many college campuses. It described two protesters striking the head of a Jewish undergraduate draped in an Israeli flag with a metal water bottle, and how a faculty member allegedly cut short a class for 1,000 freshmen to go on an 18-minute anti-Israel rant. The complaint said “no fewer” than 23 law school groups have anti-Jewish policies. In a statement, UC Berkeley said it has long been committed to confronting antisemitism, and that while it can’t censor offensive speech it recognised that some demonstrations have been “frightening” to Jewish students.
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