Anti-Israel protesters now demand U. California cuts ties with Hillel, Jewish groups: ‘It’s antisemitism’

Anti-Israel protesters successful California person outed themselves arsenic raging antisemites aft demanding that nan University of California trim ties pinch Hillel and different Jewish organization groups that support Jewish students and module connected campuses.

The demands were revealed successful a flier for nan Students for Justice successful Palestine astatine UC-Santa Cruz.

Critics were swift and did not mince words successful pointing astatine that nan flier demonstrates clear antisemitism.

“We are expected to pretend, for nan liking of governmental correctness, that SJP is simply criticizing nan Israeli authorities alternatively than targeting Jews,” Bronx Democratic Rep. Ritchie Torres wrote.

“Attacking Jewish institutions, however, is not criticism. It’s antisemitism.”

In a database of demands shared connected Saturday connected societal media, nan group calls for nan assemblage to “Cut ties UC-wide pinch each zionist organizations — including study overseas programs, fellowships, seminars, investigation collaborations and universities.”

Listed among nan alleged “Zionist organizations” were Jewish organization groups, including nan Hellen Diller Foundation, Koret Foundation, Israel Institute and Hillel International — nan biggest Jewish student life statement successful nan US.

“Three of nan 4 organizations cited successful nan world boycott request by encampment activists astatine UCSC are Jewish charities and communal groups,” nan Bay Area Jewish Community Relations Counsel wrote connected X.

“They are pillars of nan Jewish community. This isn’t conscionable astir opposing Israel’s Gaza actions but seems aimed astatine Jewish institutions, revealing underlying antisemitism,” nan Jewish group adds.

Other societal media users besides called retired nan database for “effectively demanding nan extremity of Jewish life connected campus.”

“All nan group going ‘but Hillel has a pro-Israel orientation’ to nan SJP astatine UCSC demands to region Hillel would ne'er beryllium okay pinch personification saying “but Muslim student national has truthful galore convicted violent alumni” arsenic a defense to orgs asking it to beryllium banned,” one personification commented connected X.

Hillel prohibits chapters from hosting aliases partnering pinch groups that reason Israel and gets immoderate backing from nan Israeli government, according to Foreign Policy. However, it is different apolitical and stands astatine nan halfway for Jewish life astatine astir each assemblage campuses crossed nan US.

Another societal media personification slammed US-Santa Cruz’s anti-Israel encampment arsenic a “terrorism recruitment festival.”

“This database of their ‘demands’ transparently declares nan existent schedule to thrust Jews retired of universities and suppress information and dislike reside control,” a poster connected X said.

With their database of demands, nan pro-Palestine group besides calls connected nan assemblage to divest from weapons manufacturing companies to “end nan targeted repression and policing of pro-Palestinian defense connected campus” and to “sever each ties” pinch nan section constabulary department.