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The University of California, Berkeley (Charlie Nguyen/Flickr, CC BY 2.0)
March 20, 2026, 8:22 am
In settlement, UC Berkeley agrees bans on Zionists ‘can violate university rules’
The university also agreed to pay $1 million to the Brandeis Center.
By Andrew Lapin
Sather Gate at Berkley University in California (Photo is in the public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
March 6, 2024, 1:44 pm
UC Berkeley is under federal investigation over the recent disruption of an Israeli speaker
The protesters blocked the venue, smashed windows and, according to witnesses, physically attacked some students who tried to attend the event.
By Andrew Lapin
Anti-Israel protesters at the University of California, Berkeley on Feb. 26, 2024. (Source: NBC Bay Area/YouTube, via JNS)
February 29, 2024, 9:25 am
Some 200 anti-Israel activists force evacuation of Berkeley event
“Berkeley has students who are Hamas supporters and who flagrantly call for the destruction of Jews. Why were campus police not empowered to control this violent mob?” said Masha Merkulova, of Club Z.
By JNS
"Howl," by Julia Netzer
November 20, 2023, 12:45 pm
Former Squirrel Hill resident returns for one-night art exhibit
After making Berkeley home, Julia Netzer brings 'Be My Bruise' to Pittsburgh
By Adam Reinherz
Sather Gate at Berkley University in California (Photo is in the public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
August 30, 2023, 9:41 am
Shellfish dumped on Berkeley’s Jewish fraternity house on first Shabbat of semester
“We realized this is more than just a prank,” Alpha Epsilon Pi's president said.
By Emma Goss
A truck emblazoned with an image of Adolf Hitler and the phrase "All in favor of banning Jews, raise your right hand," drove through Berkeley, Calif., October 2022, in response to a controversy involving several UC Berkeley Law student groups resolving to bar "Zionist" speakers. (Courtesy of Accuracy in Media)
October 19, 2022, 7:53 pm
A provocative ‘Hitler truck’ inflames tensions in Berkeley amid ‘Jew-free zones’ accusation
Whatever the truck’s intended effect, its presence frightened students and drew condemnation from the local Jewish groups.
By Andrew Lapin
Shay Cohen was one of the UC Berkeley students who spoke at the forum. (Photo/screenshot)
October 12, 2022, 11:54 am
Jewish students at Berkeley Law tell their side of the story
Nine law school affinity groups have proposed to ban Zionist speakers. That's making life hard for some Jewish students on campus.
By Gabe Stutman
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