The investigations at Columbia, Northwestern, Portland State, Berkeley and Minnesota come after President Trump told the federal government to respond to Jew-hatred 'vigorously.'
The riot 'was deeply concerning and a violation of some of our most important rules and values as a university,' said UC Berkeley administration official.
Various organizations and alumni have signed letters imploring UC President Janet Napolitano to enforce existing policies prohibiting 'the advance of personal interests' and indoctrination in the classroom.
David Woznica, president of Bears for Israel, said that his group and fellow pro-Israel organization Tikvah are 'coming together for the first time to present a strong, united front' against Thursday’s 'International Day of Action for Palestine' demonstration.
Anti-Semitic posters have been appearing on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley since a course openly hostile to Israel was first suspended and then permitted to be held this semester as planned.
A blatantly anti-Israel class at UC Berkeley has been reinstated after being temporarily suspended over the contents of the syllabus. Unfortunately, there is a pattern of anti-Semitism at UC Berkeley and we need your help to protest to the university.
The course in question — 'Palestine: A Settler Colonial Analysis' — was decried by AMCHA Initiative, a campus watchdog group, as 'a classic example of anti-Semitic anti-Zionism,' which contributes to greater hostility toward Jewish and pro-Israel students on campus.
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