"UC Berkeley Dean Confronts Antisemitic Attack at Home Amid Pro-Palestinian Disruption"

A Palestinian-American law student, Malak Afaneh, was asked to leave a UC Berkeley law school dinner at the home of law school dean Erwin Chemerinsky and his wife, law professor Catherine Fisk, after attempting to speak about Palestinians dying in Gaza and advocating for university divestment from corporations involved in Israel’s war. Chemerinsky and Fisk confronted Afaneh, with Chemerinsky asserting his private property rights and Fisk grabbing the student's microphone. The incident has sparked debate over free speech, antisemitism, and the boundaries of protest at private events, with the university standing behind the dean and the student considering legal action.