‘Zionists Not Welcome’ and Mob Violence Ignite Backlash at UCLA

May 23, 2024, 1:19 PM UTC

Gene Block is about to be hit every which way.

The chancellor for the University of California at Los Angeleswill appear at a congressional hearing Thursday to defend the school’s handling of antisemitism in recent months, including why Jewish students were blocked from parts of the school by pro-Palestinian protesters, who allegedly displayed signs such as as “Zionists not welcome” at unauthorized encampments.

He’s also likely to be assailed — in the hearing and back on campus — over why UCLA at the end of April failed to stop a mob of pro-Israel demonstrators from attacking the student encampment ...

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