Campus Antisemitism
Two infractions have gotten it into trouble with the administration, effective through the spring 2026 semester.
The group “has normalized extremist ideologies and left Jewish students and faculty more vulnerable” to campus Jew-hatred, Tammi Rossman-Benjamin, of the AMCHA Initiative, told JNS.
“The Trump administration will not allow Jewish life to be pushed into the shadows,” stated Craig Trainor, assistant secretary for civil rights.
The lawsuit reflects “a broader pattern across top universities where Israeli and Jewish professors and academics have been discriminated against,” Rebecca Harris, of the Brandeis Center, told JNS.
“I’ve been looking forward to this moment most of my life,” said Philadelphia-area native Ilan Gordon, 22, as he leaves as part of the annual Nefesh B’Nefesh group flight to Israel.
David Bernstein, of the North American Values Institute, told JNS that the statement is “heartening” but also a missed opportunity, as it neglects to decry diversity programs.
The visitors from 24 campuses toured the areas affected by Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacres and the northern border.
The public school’s hiring gave “approbation to ideological indoctrination, not promoting intellectual curiosity,” Daniel Mariaschin, CEO of B’nai B’rith International, told JNS.
Timur Mamatov faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted under the Hate Crimes Prevention Act.
“We are hopeful this ruling emboldens UCLA in its interactions with the Trump administration,” Claudia Polsky, an attorney for the plaintiffs, told JNS.
“They’ve chosen to take the most extreme view and state that they don’t have to offer evidence,” a legal expert, who supports the president, told JNS.
A professor resigned earlier this year after lengthy campaigns for his ouster from lawmakers and Iranian dissidents over his previous role as a senior official of the Islamic Republic.
