(Jewish Group) Jewish groups urge Cal to 'reconsider' Feb. event after panelists' extreme anti-Israel statements
UC Berkeley is under pressure from Jewish activists after extreme anti-Israel statements were linked to the upcoming forum “Feminist and Queer Solidarities with Palestine.”
A forum summary, which was published then deleted from the Cal website, caused an uproar for claiming that evidence of mass sexual violence on Oct. 7 had been “debunked.” That claim contravenes the United Nations, the International Criminal Court, numerous press reports and witness testimony of Hamas rapes of Israeli women during the deadliest terrorist attack in Israel’s history on Oct. 7, 2023.
The summary stated that Zionists had “weaponized feminism, so as to serve Israel’s genocidal intent.” After the summary was removed, university administrators said the description referred to one panelist’s talk, not the event itself.
Since then, other extreme statements linked to the panelists have emerged, raising questions about whether the event will platform views celebrating terrorism as a form of resistance to Israel, denying evidence of rape and sexual assault against Jewish women, and making use of antisemitic tropes.
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See also: UC Berkeley removes event description denying Oct. 7 rapes
Bigots gonna bigot...even if they too are minorities. Don't for a minute think that just because someone belongs to a minority, they are exempt from being a bigot or their bigotry is somehow "righteous" because they are a minority.
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