Anti-Semitic violence erupted Tuesday night at a Berkeley, California, city council meeting scheduled to discuss plans to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day in April.
The Jewish Community Relations Council cited the rioters’ anti-Semitic language and posted a video of the riot on X (formerly Twitter).
Attention: Yesterday, the Berkeley City Council held its final meeting before going on a one-month recess. The meeting’s agenda included items on establishing Holocaust Remembrance Day and funding educational programs centered around this commemoration. There was nothing on the agenda for the meeting… pic.twitter.com/dQdmmuI2Ad
— JCRC Bay Area (@SFJCRC) March 27, 2024
Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín condemned Regarding Thursday’s violence, he said: “I am outraged by the hateful and extremely anti-Semitic acts that were witnessed at Tuesday’s council meeting. Heckled people, including Holocaust survivors, and called the message anti-Semitic. Exploitation, intimidation, and hate speech will not be tolerated. We will not be intimidated.”
The University of California, Berkeley, located in the city, has been a hotbed of extremist activity for decades and has become one of the most anti-Semitic campuses in the country since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7. There is also.
Jewish students report being barred from entering the campus main gate at certain times of the day by pro-Palestinian activists, and visibly harassing and bullying Jewish students. .
Earlier this month, Congress announced it was investigating anti-Semitism on campuses, including Berkeley.
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