Governor Davis is ordering President Atkinson to crack down on Anti-Semitism on UC Campuses. By that, he means 'Berkeley.'

In particular, Davis pointed to incidents at or near the University of California at Berkeley campus, including an attack on two Orthodox men, vandalism at the Hillel house, an illegal sit-in by pro-Palestinian demonstrators and a spate of anti-Semitic graffiti.

Note the last one: Rory's reporting gets results! Although as has been written here before, I wouldn't jump onto the 'Hate Crime' explanation for the Orthodox Jews attack without some more investigation.

Davis wants the usual spate of education/prevention/review, but note the final point on his plan.

a review of course descriptions to ensure “that they are forums for intellectual inquiry and not vehicles for discrimination, intimidation and hate.”

This could hardly be more pointed at Snehal's infamous Palestinian Resistance Class.

From a political standpoint, Davis is probably taking a few steps to staunch the negative publicity stemming from the attacks on Jews in the past year. In an election year, he doesn't need articles pointing out that the flagship of the California public education system is beating Jews on the streets, verbally and physically. There's also the matter of making Cal a safe place for all Nationalities, Creeds, etc. Email This Post!