California University Now Friendly to Israel

Currently UC Berkeley Brings Many Israeli Scholars Fields of Law, Literature, Sociology, Anthropology & Political Science

How UC Berkeley Went From Anti-Israel Bastion to Israel Studies Powerhouse
​7-4-18, After years of battling calls for the destruction of Zionism, Israel’s friends at UC Berkeley learned they cannot out-shout the BDS crowd. They can, however, out-educate them. … No matter how hostile the anti-Israel rallies at Sproul Plaza, UC Berkeley is a world center for Jewish and Israel studies.

​Israel Studies has become one of - if not the best programs in the country. Berkeley now brings in several visiting Israeli scholars each year, including five this year in the fields of law, political science, Jewish literature, sociology, and anthropology. While many schools teach little or nothing about Israel, Berkeley had six courses in the spring, including ones on comparative criminal justice reform, “Palestinian Society in Israel: Integration vs. Segregation,” and the political economy of Israel. The program also sponsors lectures, panel discussions, and cultural events. Berkeley also has a joint master’s (LL.M.) program in law with Tel Aviv University.All this has been happening during the last seven years and you probably never heard anything about it because most publicity on the campus is devoted to Israel’s detractors.
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UC Berkeley students call for removal of 'antisemitic,' 'anti ...
4-24-18, UC Berkeley students call for removal of 'antisemitic,' 'anti-Israel' lecturer In 2016, Dr. Hatem Bazian tweeted: "Israel has no right to exist..." 

He hosted an event inviting Arab MK Haneen Zoabi to give a lecture titled “Israel: A Democracy or a Colonial Project?” The event was hosted by the Islamophobia Research and Documentation Project, an initiative of the school’s Center for Race and Gender, took place on April 18, 2018 Remembrance Day for the Fallen of Israel’s Wars and Victims of Terrorism.

Students protested saying that on this day of mourning, MK Zoabi and Hatem Bazian smeared the Jewish state and its defense forces with countless lies, and once again showed that UC Berkeley provides a platform for antisemitism under the guise of academic professionalism.