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Why This Israeli Dance Professor Is Suing Berkeley

The Brandeis Center alleges UC Berkeley violated anti-discrimination laws by rescinding Dr. Yael Nativ's offer due to her Israeli citizenship amid rising campus anti-Semitism.

Summary by The Free Press
In the spring of 2022, Yael Nativ taught an Israeli contemporary dance class as a visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley. It went so well, she said, that she was encouraged to come back in the future. In August 2023, she submitted an application to teach the same class in the 2024–25 academic year.Her application was rejected.“My dept cannot host you for a class next fall,” Nativ was told in a November 2023 WhatsApp message…

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The Free Press broke the news in on Wednesday, August 20, 2025.
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