Palestine

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

More than 30 demonstrators shut down the regular Berkeley City Council meeting Tuesday night, calling for council members to support a ceasefire in Palestine.

I was ignorant about the extent of antisemitism before coming to UC Berkeley. I now solemnly realize that this is an all-too-familiar story for Jewish people everywhere as I find myself begging for my community to be valued as human beings.

About 200 protesters gathered on campus Friday and marched to the City Hall in support of Palestine.

Campus administration released two separate statements regarding instructor and classroom policy following a pro-Palestine walkout on Wednesday, which drew hundreds of faculty and students to Sproul Plaza. 

Senators denounced antisemitic hate crimes and Islamophobic rhetoric during the ASUC Senate meeting Wednesday, urging the student body to stay correctly informed regarding escalating violence in Israel and Gaza.

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.

Over 100 Berkeley High School, or BHS, students walked out of class on Wednesday to show their support for Palestine in the latest Israel-Hamas war and to call for an immediate ceasefire.