(THE COLLEGE FIX) – UC Berkeley officials on Monday announced that the violent protest that took place last week on campus when an Israeli speaker was scheduled to address students was “unacceptable” and will be met with punishments for “criminal” action.
“In the wake of protesters’ efforts to shut down the event, a criminal investigation has been launched. We intend to gain a complete picture of what happened and hold accountable individuals or groups responsible for violations of the law and/or our policies,” the administration wrote in its March 4 statement.
The UC Berkeley police and its Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination are working on the probe, which include “allegations of physical battery,” officials stated. They note two Jewish students who organized the event were “subjected to overtly antisemitic expression.”
