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UCLA settles for $6.5m with Jewish students, professor over failure to prevent antisemitism

UCLA will pay nearly $6.5 million to the Jewish defendants and $320,000 to the UCLA Initiative to Combat Antisemitism.

 Signs in support of Palestinians in Gaza are set up along with reinforcements to block the doorway of a building at an encampment after protesters were asked to leave by UCLA campus police at the University of California, Los Angeles, California, US, May 2, 2024.
 Law enforcement officers carry a protester at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), during a pro-Palestinian protest, as the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 2, 2024.

UCLA violated federal civil rights law for failing to protect Jewish, Israeli students, DOJ says

 PROTESTERS ATTEND a demonstration in support of Palestinians in Gaza, at UCLA in Los Angeles, in April 2024.

Student visa revocations sweep US campuses amid pro-Palestinian protest crackdown

 PROTESTERS SUPPORTING Palestinians in Gaza gather at UCLA in May.

Trump court action accuses UCLA of trying to 'evade responsibility' for alleged antisemitism


UCLA SJP suspended after demonstration and vandalization of UC regent's home

The interim suspension will reportedly remain in effect while the student conduct office engages in an administrative review of whether UCLA's student group conduct code was violated.

 PROTESTERS SUPPORTING Palestinians in Gaza gather at UCLA in May.

UCLA activists target Jewish UC regent’s home in anti-Israel protest

Activists bragged on social media about disturbing Sures's neighbors and forcing him to hunker down in his residence.

 PROTESTERS ATTEND a demonstration in support of Palestinians in Gaza, at UCLA in Los Angeles, in April 2024.

CAM, ELNET rally hundreds of local leaders against 'all-time high' antisemitism

"Jews around the world feeling unsafe in their communities, we felt that those who are most likely to effect change for the better are local leaders,” said the CEO of CAM.

 CAM Mayors Summit Against Antisemitism.

UCLA student culture group accused of hiring discrimination against Jews 

A hearing will be held next Tuesday following the acceptance of a petition this Tuesday of a petition outlining allegations of discriminatory anti-Jewish hiring policies and practices.

 People who took part in the protest remove the remnants of a protest encampment in support of Palestinians, that was broken down by police the previous night on the campus of University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), in Los Angeles, California, US, May 2, 2024.

'I was caught three times': Ex-hostage, UCLA encampment leader speak at CA debate

The parents of former Israeli hostage, Moran Stella Yanai, were not the first to find out what happened after the October 7 attack. It was her niece who discovered the news from a TikTok video.

Former hostage Moran Stela Yanai speaks  in Tel Aviv, Israel, December 30, 2023

Two pro-Israel activists arrested for violent counterprotest at UCLA last spring

Two pro-Israel activists have been arrested for a violent clash at UCLA's pro-Palestinian encampment, facing felony charges months after the incident.

 Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel protesters clash during violence at an encampment at UCLA early in the morning of May 1, 2024.

Universities are not doing enough for Jewish students - opinion

As the new academic year begins, Jewish students are once again targeted for hatred, and universities are not doing enough to keep them safe.

 PROTESTERS SUPPORTING Palestinians in Gaza gather at UCLA in May.

Jewish students deserve protection - opinion

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?

 PRO-ISRAEL DEMONSTRATORS stand outside Columbia University in New York City as people arrived for the first day of the new semester, this past Tuesday.

What's happening at UCLA is a microcosm of US society - opinion

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.

 PROTESTERS ATTEND a demonstration in support of Palestinians in Gaza, at UCLA in Los Angeles, in April 2024.

UCLA ordered by court to develop plan to protect Jewish students

“UCLA tried to force me to choose between being a student or being a Jew,” a third year law student said.

 PROTESTERS ATTEND a demonstration in support of Palestinians in Gaza, at UCLA in Los Angeles, in April 2024.

North American students tell of campus antisemitism during Israel fact-finding mission

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.

North American students tell of campus antisemitism during Israel fact-finding mission.