Court orders UCLA to form plan to protect Jewish students after anti-Israel protests

A federal judge ordered on Monday, July 29, that the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) form a plan to protect Jewish students months after pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel protests on campus.

Three Jewish students sued the university in June for the discrimination they experienced on campus amid demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war, claiming that the university fails to foster a safe environment for the community on campus, reports The Times of Israel.

Yitzchok Frankel, a Jewish UCLA law student, said in the lawsuit that he declined an invitation from the director of student life to help host a lunch gathering because he did not feel safe participating.

UCLA says it is implementing lessons learned from spring rallies. UCLA spokesperson Mary Osako said the school is “committed to maintaining a safe and inclusive campus, holding those who engaged in violence accountable, and combatting antisemitism in all forms.”

A federal judge ordered the university to craft a plan to protect Jewish students by next month.

 

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