UC President Mark Yudof Stands Up for Occupiers but Not Jews

The University of California President Mark Yudof

…..After significant pressure, Yudof condemned the rhetoric of the students and their ideological allies. In one statement, he said he condemns “the anti-Israel speech,” “insults to our students,” “unbalanced programs,” and “all the anti-Semitic utterances heard on the campus.” He established an Advisory Council in December 2010 to make sure the University of California campuses promote tolerance. The declaration provided hope that a turning point had been reached, but those fighting the campuses’ anti-Semitism were let down.

On October 31, 2011, the Amcha Initiative wrote a letter to Yudof to express its disappointment. It said that the Advisory Council Working Groups had specific focuses on intolerance towards blacks, homosexuals, Latinos and other minorities, but not the Jews. Amcha claimed that “UC administrators not only ignore intolerant and abusive behavior directed against Jewish students, they also condone, award, and at times even engage in it.” One of the Advisory Council’s members spoke at the UC-San Diego’s Israel Apartheid Week put on by the Muslim Students Association (MSA), a Muslim Brotherhood-founded group.