Volume 4 No 1 - Journal for the Study of Antisemitism

2012] ISRAEL APARTHEID WEEK AT THE UNIVERSITY 189
officially acknowledged that Jews are protected as such. The Title VI cause
of action is currently pending.
My intentions for this lawsuit were to encourage the UCs to take definitive
steps toward protecting Jewish students. Israel Apartheid Weeks serve
not only to make Jews fear for their safety, but also to stir up anger and
violence in other students toward Jews. It is time for the administration to
take steps to prevent this from taking place. Israel Apartheid Week needs to
be acknowledged as the hate fest that it is. Students need to be held
accountable when they intimidate and harass other students. The campus
environment should be one of safety and respect. My hope is that this lawsuit
will begin the sorely needed process of changing the atmosphere on all
campuses across the country.
*Jessica Felber graduated from UC Berkeley in 2010 with a BA in economics and
legal studies and currently works as the West Coast director of JerusalemOnlineU.com.
She is beginning her doctoral work in Near Eastern languages and cultures
at UCLA.