At California Universities, Students Rally to Support Terrorists and Criticize Victims
University of California, Berkeley students on March 11, 2025. Photo: Reuters via Reuters Connect Universities are supposed to expose students to difficult perspectives, not shield them from uncomfortable ones. But on many campuses, Jewish and…
Assessment
The treatment of a former Israeli hostage speaker at UCLA highlights a growing divide on California campuses where some student groups openly sympathize with designated terrorist organizations while condemning victims of those attacks. This dynamic raises questions about which perspectives universities are willing to protect and which they treat as beyond the pale. The key question is whether university administrations will establish clear red lines between protected speech and outright support for violence.