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Originally Published 1 year ago — by CNN
The University of California Berkeley Law School's Dean Erwin Chemerinsky's graduation dinner at his home was disrupted by a Palestinian American Berkeley Law student, sparking an ugly incident. The student picked up a microphone and stood before the gathering, prompting discussion about the incident.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by Fox News
A pro-Palestinian student disrupted a congratulatory dinner at the home of UC Berkeley School of Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, delivering a speech about the Israel-Hamas war and refusing to leave. Video footage showed the student calling for the university to divest from corporations involved in Israel’s war, while Chemerinsky and his wife repeatedly asked her to exit the dinner. Chemerinsky expressed profound sadness over the disruption and stated that any student who disrupts future events will be reported to student conduct.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by The Telegraph
Pro-Palestine students disrupted a private dinner hosted by the Jewish dean of Berkeley Law School, Erwin Chemerinsky, and his wife, professor Catherine Fisk, with a protest against the "Zionist" professor. The students, led by a co-president of Berkeley Law Students for Justice in Palestine, used a microphone to voice their grievances, prompting the couple to ask them to leave. The dean condemned the use of anti-Semitic imagery and expressed sadness over the disruption of the dinner meant to celebrate graduating students.