Two pro-Israel activists have been arrested for a violent clash at UCLA's pro-Palestinian encampment, facing felony charges months after the incident.
As the new academic year begins, Jewish students are once again targeted for hatred, and universities are not doing enough to keep them safe.
Antisemitism surges on college campuses with over 1,800 incidents since October. How can universities protect Jewish students and preserve academic integrity in these challenging times?
America has a blind spot when it comes to antisemitism, and too many people still don’t see it as the urgent threat that it is.
“UCLA tried to force me to choose between being a student or being a Jew,” a third year law student said.
Two dozens students from schools sought to gain first-hand knowledge of the October 7 massacre by meeting key Israeli figures and visiting the impacted towns.
Anti-Israel activists clashed with police as they attempted to reestablish a protest encampment at UCLA.
The expanding work stoppage marks the first union-backed protest in solidarity with the recent wave of student-led demonstrations on dozens of US campuses against the war in Gaza.
University officials and police came under harsh criticism from California Governor Gavin Newsom and others for how they responded to the confrontation.
University leaders faced intense scrutiny on Capitol Hill for their handling of antisemitism and campus protests since October 7, addressing violence and controversial administrative responses.
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