Three Jewish students filed a civil rights lawsuit accusing UCLA of allowed activists to prevent Jewish students from accessing the heart of campus.
Three Jewish students filed a civil rights lawsuit against the University of California Board of Regents and university officials, claiming UCLA allowed « antisemitic activists » to prevent Jewish students from walking to classes, offices and the library on campus during anti-Israel demonstrations in April and May.
Two law students and an undergraduate student allege that UCLA allowed a group of students and outside demonstrators to set up an encampment, and that these demonstrators prevented Jewish students and faculty from accessing the heart of campus, according to the complaint.
This comes amid the ongoing war in the Middle East between Hamas terrorists and Israeli forces, which stems from Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks against Israel that led to a retaliatory military response from Israel.
Since Oct. 7, anti-Israel demonstrations have been observed on college campuses across the U.S. and around the world. Other lawsuits have been filed over the campus protests by students claiming their universities failed to keep campuses safe. Schools facing lawsuits include Rutgers University and Columbia University, which this week settled with a Jewish student who brought a lawsuit against the university over an « unsafe educational environment.
