· At UCLA, “Hitler did nothing wrong” was carved into school property after a contentious BDS campaign.
· At UC Davis, “grout out the Jews” was scrawled on the university’s Hillel House following a heated BDS debate.
· At UC Santa Barbara, flyers blaming Israelis and all Jews for 9/11 were posted on campus.
A study, conducted by AMCHA Initiative, of anti-Semitism at more than 100 US colleges and universities in 2015 ranked 5 UC campuses in the top 10% of schools with the most anti-Semitic activity. In fact, 4 of those UC campuses rose to the top 5 worst schools. The study also found the presence of anti-Zionist activities, anti-Zionist student groups and faculty who endorse an academic boycott of Israel were strong predictors of anti-Semitism.
For months UC Jewish students have reported feeling afraid to tell fellow students they are Jewish, walk to the Hillel house for Sabbath dinner and wear a Jewish star necklace. Many report being bullied, harassed, intimidated and assaulted.
