US EditionUCLA Student Body Slams Israeli Hostage’s Visit: “Obscures Broader Reality Of State Violence’
USAC said the event elevated one narrative without critical framing and urged UCLA to rethink sponsorship of similar programs.
- On Tuesday, the UCLA Undergraduate Students Association Council condemned an April 14 campus event featuring former Israeli hostage Omer Shem Tov, arguing it "served to legitimize and normalize" ongoing violence.
- In an open letter, the council rejected the "selective platforming of narratives that obscure the broader reality of ongoing state violence" regarding Gaza and Lebanon, urging the university to avoid complicity.
- Titled "505 Days in Captivity: Omer Shem Tov's Testimony of Resilience," the event occurred on Yom HaShoah and was co-sponsored by UCLA Hillel and the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies.
- UCLA Hillel executive director Daniel Gold denounced the condemnation, stating members have "once again shown they are anti-dialogue, anti-learning, anti-truth, anti-student and anti-Jewish."
- A UCLA spokesman told JNS that the university "will review the process by which this letter was issued," calling the condemnation "antithetical to the values of our Bruin community.
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UCLA Student Body Slams Israeli Hostage’s Visit: “Obscures Broader Reality Of State Violence’
NEW YORK (VINnews) — UCLA’s student government has sparked furious responses after issuing a controversial statement condemning an Israeli hostage speaking on campus, according to a New York Post report. The Undergraduate Students Association Council claimed in a letter after the event that hosting Hamas torture survivor Omer Shem Tov “obscured the broader reality of ongoing […]
UCLA student council condemns campus event with former Israeli hostage – Democratic Accent
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) leadership was scolded last week by its Undergraduate Students Association Council (USAC) over its sponsorship of an event with a former Israeli hostage. On April 14, an event titled “505 Days in Captivity: Omer Shem Tov’s Testimony of Resilience” featuring former Israeli hostage Omer Shem Tov took place at UCLA. The event was organized by Hillel at UCLA and was co-sponsored by the UCLA Younes & Soray…
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