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Tishby, who is also Israel's Special Envoy for Combating Antisemitism and Delegitimization, visited amid tension over an anti-Zionist measure enacted by several Berkeley Law student groups.
Many at UC Berkeley were unsettled by a provocative ad campaign against antisemitism that used an image of Hitler displayed on sides of a truck.
Nine student groups at UC Berkeley have banned pro-Israel speakers from university events, effectively causing the school to create “Jewish-free” zones.