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submitted 8 months ago by gedaliyah@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

Liberal members of the state’s legislative Jewish caucus have publicly castigated UC Berkeley for its handling of hostility toward Jewish students and professors amid the war. They’re pushing state laws targeting antisemitism in response to the events — including a violent protest of an Israeli speaker in late February that forced Jewish students to be evacuated.

“There is nothing more indicative of the failure of our college campuses to protect students and protect free speech,” Jesse Gabriel, a Democrat who was UC Berkeley’s student body president in 2002, said of the incident.

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[-] machinin@lemmy.world 83 points 8 months ago

The Israeli lobby, propaganda machine in heavy attack mode against these protests. They're scared. The protestors are making a big difference.

Stopping calling anti-genocide movements anti-semitism, unless you want to say that your religion requires genocide.

[-] krashmo@lemmy.world -3 points 8 months ago

What difference are the protestors making? That's a genuine question as I've not paid much attention to the topic. From what I know the war continues pretty much as it has for months.

[-] machinin@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago

I'm more basing it on the huge, coordinated reaction against and mischaracterization of the protests. I'm assuming it is backed by AIPAC pressure. Even Biden felt like he had to respond. AIPAC has done everything possible to thwart BDE actions by university students. The current climate is the most promising I've seen in a long time.

I don't think the protests will stop the war immediately, but they are setting up a foundation for a strong political base. If the protestors and media outlets start using the word genocide, I think it will be a good sign the pressure is working. Biden can't ignore this forever, he knows he's politically vulnerable.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 18 points 8 months ago

Oh, there was a bigger one:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969_People%27s_Park_protest

Surprise, it's Reagan!

[-] pdxfed@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago
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