A camp launched by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at the University of California, Santa Cruz has issued harsh anti-Semitic demands, including that the university sever ties with Jewish community organizations.
SJP set up “encampments” on campus Thursday, joining an effort in which dozens of campuses have been taken over by activists calling for the destruction of Israel, the abolition of police, and denouncing the United States.
of City on a Hill Pressa weekly newspaper published by students at the University of California, Santa Cruz. report That the activists were acting on instructions from abroad (emphasis added):
UC Divest is hosting the rally, and Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) of Santa Cruz is running the camp with support from SJP National. Although these events were not clearly related, there was overlap between the participants in that the workers’ rallies expressed solidarity with Palestine.
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“Our local SJP is answering calls from SJP National from Palestine and Palestinian Youth Movement organizers.” said Dax, a camp participant and media representative.
era of israel I got it. SJP requests:
Calling for a “complete academic boycott,” the SJP demands that the University of California “sever ties with all Zionist organizations, including study abroad programs, fellowships, seminars, research collaborations, and universities.” Cuts ties with Helen Diller Foundation, Colette Foundation, Israel Institute, and Hillel International. ”
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“Three of the four organizations named in UCSC camp activists’ call for an academic boycott are Jewish charities and community groups,” the Bay Area JCRC wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
“They are pillars of the Jewish community. This not only opposes Israel’s actions in Gaza, but it appears to target Jewish organizations and reveals an underlying anti-Semitism.” the group added.
As a local Bay Area Jewish leader pointed out, Hillel is simply a Jewish organization that provides religious and cultural services to Jews on campuses around the world.
Three of the four organizations named in the academic boycott call by camp activists @UCSC Jewish charities and community groups: Helen Diller Foundation; @KoretFoundationand @HillelIntl.
They are pillars of the Jewish community.
This is not just about opposing… pic.twitter.com/I80BayaDHF
— JCRC Bay Area (@SFJCRC) May 3, 2024
Activists in other regions have made similar demands. At the University of California, Riverside, SJP called for a boycott of Sabra Hummus. Although Sabra is an American company, the word “Sabra” in Hebrew refers to an Israeli born in Israel.
UC Riverside agrees to the request, even though it violates civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination based on national origin and violates California’s “anti-BDS” law, which prohibits boycotting Israel and other countries. did.
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