The Hamas/Nazis seem to be in charge of the Cal Berkeley student government. Why else would “bright” students’ side with terrorists, rapists and kidnappers?
“At a special ASUC Senate meeting Tuesday night senators voted to join the UC Berkeley Boycott, Divest and Sanction, or BDS, Coalition and sign onto its statement.
The Senate already passed a bill in May to uphold its divestment from companies on the BDS list, which includes Starbucks, Disney and more. The meeting lasted two hours and 46 minutes, in contrast to last spring’s meeting in which lasted only 28 minutes.
According to the bill, the coalition was formed in April and includes more than 100 campus organizations, such as Bears for Palestine, Students for Justice in Palestine and Alumni for Justice in Palestine.
The bill also calls for the ASUC to sign onto the coalition’s statement, which demands UC Berkeley and the UC system divest from and boycott companies doing business with Israel or profiting off of Israel’s war on Gaza. It also calls for UC Berkeley to sever ties with Israeli cultural and educational institutions.
Note they are not asking for divestment with firms and nations doing business with Iran, Yemen, Syria or Lebanon. This student effort shows the Nazi movement in America is strong on college campuses. If I were an employor I would want to know if the applicant served on the ASUC—then tell them to leave.
ASUC joins BDS coalition and demands UC system divest from Israel
Nolan Zils & Esme Hyatt | Staff, Daily Californian, 10/3/24 https://www.dailycal.org/news/campus/asuc/asuc-joins-bds-coalition-and-demands-uc-system-divest-from-israel/article_2537b4e8-814d-11ef-a138-872c58f744e3.html
After almost two hours of public comment, the ASUC voted to sign on to the BDS coalition.
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At a special ASUC Senate meeting Tuesday night senators voted to join the UC Berkeley Boycott, Divest and Sanction, or BDS, Coalition and sign onto its statement.
The Senate already passed a bill in May to uphold its divestment from companies on the BDS list, which includes Starbucks, Disney and more. The meeting lasted two hours and 46 minutes, in contrast to last spring’s meeting in which lasted only 28 minutes.
According to the bill, the coalition was formed in April and includes more than 100 campus organizations, such as Bears for Palestine, Students for Justice in Palestine and Alumni for Justice in Palestine.
The bill also calls for the ASUC to sign onto the coalition’s statement, which demands UC Berkeley and the UC system divest from and boycott companies doing business with Israel or profiting off of Israel’s war on Gaza. It also calls for UC Berkeley to sever ties with Israeli cultural and educational institutions.
Approximately 50 people spoke during the public comment portion of the meeting. While the majority of speakers supported the bill, many expressed strong opposition. Supporters argued divestment would result in fewer Palestinian casualties; those who opposed the bill said it would make Jewish students feel less safe on campus.
After almost two hours of public comment, the senate moved to a recess, and asked the public to vacate the space as Eshleman Hall closed. “Free Palestine” chants and complaints on each side could be heard as audience members left.
After the recess, the meeting moved to a closed formal discussion of the bill.
Senator Will Park, who ended up voting against the bill, asked his fellow senators for context on following the contentious public comment. He cited “gray areas on both sides,” and specifically asked whether the bill is meant to “stop funding, money and weapons manufacturing to the country of Israel.”
Medina Danish — the Middle Eastern, Muslim, Sikh and South Asian, or MEMSSA, community-endorsed senator and one of the bill’s primary sponsors — responded and spoke of the large number of people killed in Palestine throughout the past year, as cited in the bill.
“We’re divesting from entities complicit in the mass killing of hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians — a number that we can’t even count,” Danish said.
South Asian caucus chair and senator Maitri Halappa requested senators take time to research bills before the meetings, to respect others’ time.
Shaya Keyvanfar, a Jewish community-endorsed senator, said some Jewish students feel “singled out” by the bill.
“A lot of countries in the world have entered wars before and conflicts before, and I’m not aware of the ASUC divesting from any other country to date — only the Jewish state, multiple times, again and again,” Keyvanfar said.
Senator Isha Chander noted UC Berkeley divested from South Africa during apartheid in the 1990s.
Keyvanfar voiced her intention to vote no on the bill, citing harmful wording in the resolution. She did not elaborate on what she considered harmful wording.
Senator Ayden Reading, who is endorsed by the disabled students community and is another of the bill’s co-sponsors, said he understands if Jewish students feel “targeted on campus,” but noted the bill is important to help limit Israel’s funding and power.
Chander said she is looking forward to seeing how the bill is enacted.
“I was really happy to see it passed. It was really encouraging that so many people showed up to give public comment because it shows how engaged our student body is,” Chander said. “I’m excited to see the next steps and after effects of this bill, and I feel very strongly about the positive impacts the bill will have.”
