Bears for Palestine

Several hundred campus students and community members marched around campus Wednesday afternoon in honor of Palestinians killed in the Israel-Hamas war.

While this editorial board and the campus community may differ vastly on where we each stand, we can all agree on one thing: We must remain firmly committed to protecting students.

Hundreds of students and community members walked out and gathered in front of Sproul Hall on Wednesday as part of demonstrations coordinated across the U.S. by the National Students for Justice in Palestine. 

The past few weeks have seen many campus communities come together for healing and support in the wake of the latest Israel-Hamas war.

Safety concerns have escalated after two weeks of increasing student activity around the Israel-Hamas war, with heightened occurrences of antisemitism and Islamophobia during recent demonstrations on campus.

Following escalating violence in Israel and Gaza since Saturday, students have taken to campus to mourn and protest actions overseas.

“Apartheid week” was held this week, hosted by student groups Bears for Palestine and Berkeley Law Students for Justice in Palestine with the goal of covering “the origins of Israeli apartheid and how it affects Palestinians today.”

UC Berkeley community members spoke in favor of ASUC Senator Gabrielle Sharp and criticized some of the responses to her tweets during Wednesday's ASUC meeting.

Candidates in this year’s upcoming ASUC elections spoke to The Daily Californian regarding their thoughts on accessibility, equity and diversity in the campaigning process.

It signals power and privilege to presume that individuals are “terrorists” without first asking what forces them to resort to protests. To individuals who seek to teach us oppressors’ morals, we respectfully say we do not take orders from colonizers.