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In reply to the discussion: Holocaust inversion and secondary or soft antisemitism are nothing new. [View all]lapucelle
(20,931 posts)108. I blame both the Trump administration and the students who engaged in anti-Semitism.
The fact of the matter is that, had VP Harris been elected, none of those grants would have been withheld and that by engaging in their bigotry so openly and boldly, the anti-Semitic students gave Trump an opening to wreak maximum damage.
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UCLA has admitted that it failed to protect students from anti-Semitism and has accepted responsibility for the vile discrimination suffered by Jewish students and a Jewish professor who were party to the suit. After the settlement, UCLA and the victims released a joint statement:
In a joint statement, both parties said the settlement was a sign of real progress in the fight against antisemitism.
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UC regents chair Janet Reilly said that the agreement reflects a critically important goal that we share with the plaintiffs: to foster a safe, secure and inclusive environment for all members of our community and ensure that there is no room for antisemitism anywhere on campus.
Antisemitism, harassment, and other forms of intimidation are antithetical to our values and have no place at the University of California, Reilly said. We have been clear about where we have fallen short, and we are committed to doing better moving forward.
Antisemitism, harassment, and other forms of intimidation are antithetical to our values and have no place at the University of California, Reilly said. We have been clear about where we have fallen short, and we are committed to doing better moving forward.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-07-29/ucla-settles-lawsuit-jewish-students
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I don't think it's accurate (at this point) to claim that Trump has suspended "all federal grants". Your link says it's $200 million. According to UCLA's chief financial officer, UCLA receives about $1 billion in federal grants annually.
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Holocaust inversion and secondary or soft antisemitism are nothing new. [View all]
LexVegas
Jul 2025
OP
So starving only SOME Palestinians - not most - is proof of no genocidal intent?
AloeVera
Jul 2025
#10
I am not going through this ridiculous post in its entirety, but I can't resist this one:
Beastly Boy
Jul 2025
#25
And as long as we're discussing definitions, what does "No one is going to rid Israel of Jews" mean?
lapucelle
Jul 2025
#33
Thank goodness they're not also jailed, deported, fired from faculty, stripped of degrees and even green cards
AloeVera
Jul 2025
#31
Yes. The court ruled that in allowing Jewish students to be denied services available to other students, UCLA
lapucelle
Jul 2025
#49
I read the article from the Daily Bruin and the case is quite complex. I didn't see specific examples of what
LymphocyteLover
Jul 2025
#94
I blame both the Trump administration and the students who engaged in anti-Semitism.
lapucelle
Aug 2025
#108
OK, thanks for your thoughtful response. Still, it's clear the whole uproar about these protests greatly aided tRump and
LymphocyteLover
Aug 2025
#109
It was the anti-Semitism extant at the UCLA protests that greatly aided Trump
lapucelle
Aug 2025
#110
Because Isreal is starving two million people in front of our eyes 👀
questionseverything
Jul 2025
#26
What we are seeing quite a bit of is the terms "Israel", "Zionist" and "Jewish" being used synonymously
sarisataka
Jul 2025
#18
I'm not in denial about Hamas's propaganda machine or the extremist groups that stoke it.
lapucelle
Jul 2025
#56
Those freedom fighters have, perhaps, the greatest propaganda machine in history. nt
LexVegas
Jul 2025
#57
Advocating that the government of Israel should stop killing and starving civilians equals soft antisemitism?
LudwigPastorius
Jul 2025
#55
That's still not an evidence based or philosophy based defense of Holocaust inversion as a thing
EdmondDantes_
Jul 2025
#85
Pox on Both Hamas and Baby Yahoo. Defending and rationalizing any of this is beyond Insane
msfiddlestix
Jul 2025
#99