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Editorial cartoon targeting Alan Dershowitz perpetuates harmful stereotypes

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OCTOBER 24, 2017

Editor’s note: This letter was originally published in The Daily Wire.

Your recent editorial cartoon targeting Alan Dershowitz was offensive, appalling and deeply disappointing. I condemn its publication. Are you aware that its anti-Semitic imagery connects directly to the centuries-old “blood libel” that falsely accused Jews of engaging in ritual murder? I cannot recall anything similar in The Daily Californian, and I call on the paper’s editors to reflect on whether they would sanction a similar assault on other ethnic or religious groups. We cannot build a campus community where everyone feels safe, respected and welcome if hatred and the perpetuation of harmful stereotypes become an acceptable part of our discourse.

Carol Christ is the chancellor of UC Berkeley.
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OCTOBER 24, 2017


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