A dinner hosted by UC Berkeley Law School Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and his wife, Professor Catherine Fisk, for graduating law students turned into a heated confrontation on Tuesday night. The incident occurred when a Palestinian American law student, Malak Afaneh, attempted to give a speech about the Israel-Hamas war and the university’s divestment from corporations involved in the conflict. Chemerinsky and Fisk asked her to leave, leading to a physical altercation and accusations of anti-Muslim and anti-Jewish hatred.
The university has been embroiled in months of protests over the Israel-Hamas war, and the incident has sparked a debate over free speech and hate speech. Chemerinsky has been a vocal critic of pro-Palestinian activists at Berkeley and has been targeted by their activity since the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel.
The confrontation was captured on video and shows Afaneh being approached by Chemerinsky and Fisk, who asked her to leave the dinner. Afaneh refused, leading to a physical altercation in which Fisk grabbed Afaneh’s microphone and shirt. Chemerinsky shouted at Afaneh to leave, saying it was his house and she was his guest.
Afaneh has accused Fisk of assaulting her and denying her free speech rights. She is considering filing charges but will first consult with lawyers. Chemerinsky has defended his actions, saying that the dinner was a private event and that free speech does not extend to his home.
The university has released a statement saying that while they support free speech, they cannot condone using a social occasion at a private residence as a platform for protest. The UC Board of Regents Chair has condemned the student’s actions as “deplorable” and “anti-Semitic.”
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How much were they paid for this planned disgusting propaganda to disrupt an affair at a private home? Ramadan had nothing to do with it!
And all the guests just sat there quietly.
Who are the bigger anti-semites? The scarf-wearing, Ramadan-fasting activists, or the left-wing, free-loading fressers?
she should have choked her with the Hijab
The chutzpah of these Muslim terrorists is getting dangerous. Invading people’s homes is unbelievable. And the way that Muslim invader presents herself as the poor victim….they do the same shtick internationally now.
Liberal Jews reap what they sow
They keep telling me these are poor oppressed brown people, but everytime I see these images (always women of course), I would never be able to tell them apart from the white people if not for the clean expensive uniforms they wear.
This is the very essence and the true nature of the Palestinian people.
They break into our homes and call us settlers.
They murder, torture, and mutilate, and shout at us “genocide”.
They live in Israel and call us the occupiers.
Only Moshiach can stop this madness!
Shuali correct. Why don’t people stand up and protest against them
So squatters do have rites. Their Queer-ahn allows them to do anything without even thinking twice! Why didn’t she sell the house?
By her actions, Afaneh conclusively demonstrated that she does not respect the rule of law in America and therefore she should be dismissed from law school immediately. If this were to result also in her deportation from the U.S., then so much the better. We do not want terrorists and their supporters in this country.
i dont think 1st amendment right applies to private property, and to answer LAmother, apparently most feel that the now forgotten “100,000 people” march on Washington rally was enough for the obligation. I kept telling everyone that without constant counter protests that it will mean nothing
To be honest, it doesnt seem like America, or any other country in the world for that matter will be safe for Jews soon. Even if somehow this will end and the world doesnt enter ww3, a new precedent has been set both in governments around the world, media, and locals.
I am not zionist, and definitely not a fan of the zionist state that is directly accountable for too much jewish blood spilled, physically and spiritually, but that said, to think that the highest chri**ian location in the UK, Westminster abbey, had the muslim ramadan prayers done there.
No, obviously I am not standing up for chri**ian kofrim and their beliefs, I am just making the point that islam and muslims are trying to push themselves into wherever they can, to gain traction and control, and unfortunately they have on the large part succeeded.
What on earth is the logical explanation for this?
Only one answer, they are the same as the lg****.
They want to take over the place, as a prominent muslim once told a media outlet not so long ago here in the UK, “we will outbreed you all”.
And the west swallows, and preaches “inclusion”.
It is not the perpetrators that are on the most part liable for this, they can be extradited to any “safe” muslim country, where women will be allowed to voice their protests etc (insert sarcasm).
It is more the poloticians, leftists etc ym”sh.