An antisemitic riot broke out at a Berkeley, California city council meeting intended to discuss plans for Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Video posted by the Jewish Community Relations Council showed anti-Jewish language and behavior from the mob.
Berkeley’s mayor condemned the “hateful and deeply antisemitic” disruption, including heckling Holocaust survivors. He said threats, hate speech, and attempts to co-opt the meeting will not be tolerated.
WATCH: Yesterday, the Berkeley City Council held its final meeting before a one-month recess. The agenda of the meeting included an item on marking Holocaust Remembrance Day and funding educational programs around this commemoration. There was nothing on the meeting agenda about… pic.twitter.com/dQdmmuI2Ad
— JCRC Bay Area (@SFJCRC) March 27, 2024
“I am outraged over the hateful and deeply antisemitic behavior we saw at Tuesday’s Council meeting. Heckling people including Holocaust survivors, then co-opting its message for an anti-Jewish agenda, threats and hate speech will not be tolerated. We will not be intimidated,” mayor Jesse Arreguin said.
The University of California, Berkeley campus has long been a center of radical activism and is considered one of the most antisemitic college campuses.
Jewish students report being barred from campus gates and subject to harassment by pro-Palestinian groups.
Congress is investigating antisemitism at Berkeley and other universities.
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