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Jewish students deserve more than conditional empathy - opinion

A UCLA student leader reflects on the backlash that followed hosting former hostage Omer Shem Tov, and what it reveals about the conditional acceptance of Jewish trauma on campus.

|ByTALIA DAVOOD
Former hostage Omer Shem Tov speaks, as people celebrate at the "Hostages square", after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas agreed on the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 9, 2025.
A man walks through the campus of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) in Los Angeles, California, US, August 11, 2025.

UCLA, student president distance themselves from student gov't that condemned former Gaza hostage

USAC had argued that the Nazarian Center's sponsorship of the April 14 event reflected a disregard for Palestinian life and made the university complicit in amplifying one sided narratives.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
A WOMAN lies in bed, looking at her phone.

Women hit far harder than men by October 7 war media overload - study

Researchers looked at what happens when people absorb trauma indirectly, through constant exposure to disturbing images, videos, and stories. They call it “secondary trauma.”

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The UCLA campus seen Nov. 19, 2025.

Federal prosecutors resign over Trump DOJ handling of UC antisemitism probe

“I am highly skeptical of whether this administration actually cares about Jewish people or antisemitism,” said Dena Robinson, a Jewish and Black former senior trial attorney.

|ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA

UCLA Chabad rabbi assaulted, told to go back to Poland

Anti-Israel activists clashed with police as they attempted to reestablish a protest encampment at UCLA.

JUNE 11, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR
A Chabad flag flying during a counter pro-Israel protest at the UCLA. May 2, 2024. (Illustrative).

California academic workers strike in support of pro-Palestinian protests

The expanding work stoppage marks the first union-backed protest in solidarity with the recent wave of student-led demonstrations on dozens of US campuses against the war in Gaza.

MAY 29, 2024ByREUTERS
Law enforcement officers deployed to the University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine) stand guard, after protesters against the war in Gaza surrounded the physical sciences lecture hall, as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, in Irvine, California, US, M

Police arrest Israeli high school student who attacked pro-Palestine encampments at UCLA

University officials and police came under harsh criticism from California Governor Gavin Newsom and others for how they responded to the confrontation.

MAY 25, 2024ByREUTERS
Protestors supporting Palestinians in Gaza gather at an encampment at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), as the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in Los Angeles, California, US, May 1, 2024.

Rutgers, Northwestern, and UCLA school leaders grilled over campus antisemitism on Capitol Hill

University leaders faced intense scrutiny on Capitol Hill for their handling of antisemitism and campus protests since October 7, addressing violence and controversial administrative responses.

MAY 23, 2024ByHANNAH SARISOHN
SIGNS ARE displayed in front of Deering Meadow, at an encampment of pro-Palestinian activists at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois in April 2024.

UCLA police chief reassigned following mob attack on pro-Palestinian protesters

Masked assailants, later described by university officials as "instigators," stormed the camp with clubs and poles, a skirmish between the two sides ensued until broken up by police.

MAY 23, 2024ByREUTERS
POLICE ARE called in at UCLA in Los Angeles, last week. The rhetoric in these demonstrations frequently flows over into pure antisemitism, while Jewish students and academic staff are often harassed and intimidated, the writer notes.

Editor's Notes: Unmasking JVP, SJP: Pro-Palestinian terrorists on US campuses

Groups like JVP and SJP, under the banner of human rights and justice, often venture far beyond peaceful protest into realms that many find both morally and legally questionable.

MAY 6, 2024ByZVIKA KLEIN
Law enforcement carries a protester away at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), during a pro-Palestinian protest on May 2, 2024.

Israel cannot fall into a state of over-self-confidence - opinion

Commemorating six million victims of the Holocaust on Sunday night and Monday, let us remember that the main difference between then and today is the fact that today we have an independent state.

MAY 6, 2024BySUSAN HATTIS ROLEF
POLICE ARE called in at UCLA in Los Angeles, last week. The rhetoric in these demonstrations frequently flows over into pure antisemitism, while Jewish students and academic staff are often harassed and intimidated, the writer notes.

African-American denounces pro-Palestinian UCLA protesters as 'racist'

"They had me completely surrounded,” he told CNN. “They were saying I was an Israeli agitator, I don’t even know what that is,” he added.

MAY 5, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Law enforcement officials clash with demonstrators, as they try to enter the protest encampment in support of Palestinians at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), May 2, 2024

As police clear encampments at UCLA, Jewish students say pro-Israel violence undercuts them

Many schools with encampments have also experienced counter-demonstrations by pro-Israel students, but UCLA has stood out for the intensity and persistence of pro-Israel protests.

MAY 3, 2024ByJACOB GURVIS/JTA
Law enforcement officers carry a protester at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), during a pro-Palestinian protest, as the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 2, 2024.

Police return to UCLA to dismantle Pro-Palestinian barricades

Local television station KABC-TV estimated that 300 to 500 people were hunkered down inside the camp, while around 2,000 more had gathered outside the barricades in support

MAY 2, 2024ByREUTERS
Law enforcement officials clash with demonstrators, as they try to enter the protest encampment in support of Palestinians at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), May 2, 2024