Judge rules with Jewish students, says UCLA can't allow them to be barred from accessing campus after protests
A federal judge on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction against the prestigious University of California, Los Angeles, saying the school cannot allow Jewish students to be barred from accessing classes and campus.
A federal judge on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction against the prestigious University of California, Los Angeles, saying the school cannot allow Jewish students to be barred from accessing classes and campus.
The ruling is the first of its kind against a university pertaining to anti-Israel protests that roiled American college campuses this year.
Three Jewish students had filed a complaint against the Regents of UCLA in June saying the university devolved into a “hotbed of antisemitism” in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war and the school failed to ensure the safety of Jewish students and full access to campus facilities.
Protests erupted on campus in late April to early May in which pro-Palestinian demonstrators set up an encampment in the center of campus and put up barricades.
The complaint alleged the protesters created a “Jew Exclusion Zone” where in order to pass “a person had to make a statement pledging their allegiance to the activists’ view.” Those who complied with the protester view were issued a wristband to allow them to pass through, the complaint said, which effectively barred access to Jewish students that supported Israel and denied them access to the heart of campus. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Mark C. Scarsi sided with the three students, and rebuked the school.
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