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Antisemitism in universities (view source)
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==UC Berkeley creates "Jewish-free zones"==
==UC Berkeley creates "Jewish-free zones"==
In late September 2022, the [[University of California, Berkeley]] (UC Berkeley), was condemned after student groups of the elite college created a rule banning anyone with pro-Israel opinions from speaking at events.<ref>O'Neill, Natalie (September 30, 2022). [https://nypost.com/2022/09/30/uc-berkeley-blasted-for-creating-jewish-free-zones-with-pro-israel-speaker-ban/ UC Berkeley blasted for creating ‘Jewish-free zones’ with pro-Israel speaker ban]. ''New York Post''. Retrieved December 14, 2022.</ref> In a signed statement by the nine groups written by Berkeley Law Students for Justice in Palestine, the manifesto claimed to defend Palestinian students and vowed not to invite "speakers that have expressed and continued to hold views… in support of Zionism, the apartheid state of Israel, and the occupation of Palestine."<ref>Lapin, Andrew (October 5, 2022). [https://www.timesofisrael.com/does-uc-berkeley-really-have-jew-free-zones/ Does UC Berkeley really have ‘Jew-free zones’?] ''The Times of Israel''. Retrieved December 14, 2022.</ref>
In late September 2022, the [[University of California, Berkeley]] (UC Berkeley), was condemned after student groups of the elite college created a rule banning anyone with pro-Israel opinions from speaking at events.<ref>O'Neill, Natalie (September 30, 2022). [https://nypost.com/2022/09/30/uc-berkeley-blasted-for-creating-jewish-free-zones-with-pro-israel-speaker-ban/ UC Berkeley blasted for creating ‘Jewish-free zones’ with pro-Israel speaker ban]. ''New York Post''. Retrieved December 14, 2022.</ref> In a signed statement by the nine groups written by Berkeley Law Students for Justice in Palestine, the manifesto claimed to defend Palestinian students and vowed not to invite "speakers that have expressed and continued to hold views… in support of Zionism, the apartheid state of Israel, and the occupation of Palestine."<ref>Lapin, Andrew (October 5, 2022). [https://www.timesofisrael.com/does-uc-berkeley-really-have-jew-free-zones/ Does UC Berkeley really have ‘Jew-free zones’?] ''The Times of Israel''. Retrieved December 14, 2022.</ref>
Although neo-Marxist activists have claimed that the horrendous actions of the student groups did not constitute creating a literal "Jewish-free zone," pro-Zionist Jews have countered that anti-Zionism and caricaturist slanders of Israel constitute attacks on Jewish origins and intrinsic roots.<ref>Lekht, Naya (October 4, 2022). [https://www.algemeiner.com/2022/10/04/a-message-to-uc-berkeley-we-are-zionists-because-we-are-jews/ A Message to UC Berkeley: We Are Zionists Because We Are Jews]. ''Algemeiner''. Retrieved December 14, 2022.</ref>
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