The ASUC Senate unequivocally opposes UC Berkeley's adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism in campus disciplinary policy, which was part of a March 2026 settlement with the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law. This resolution aims to protect student free speech and political expression, particularly concerning criticism of Israeli state policy and advocacy for Palestinian rights, which the Senate argues is undermined by the IHRA definition. It calls on the UC Berkeley administration to issue public guidance, reevaluate its OPHD policy, disclose details about the Brandeis Center's oversight and surveillance cameras, and engage with students to address the harms of this definition.
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oct 28A UC Berkeley Jewish student spoke in support of the resolution opposing the codification of the IHRA definition of antisemitism. They argued that the definition flattens Jewish perspectives, ignores UC academic scholarship, and promotes anti-intellectualism.
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