ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

The University of California announced that BDS is banned from all university entities, and student governments may not boycott any company “based on their association with a particular country,” as of Thursday, according to international media reports.

This announcement comes after Trump’s administration warned that any institution that was involved with the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement would no longer be eligible for federal research grants. 

The University of California has been under Federal Investigation over its lack of capability to address antisemitism across its campuses under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The US Justice Department said it would examine whether a "pattern of discrimination" against Jewish Americans existed during the pro-Palestinian protests. The move is the latest by President Donald Trump's administration to probe universities where protests took place.

A PRO-PALESTINIAN protest takes place across the entrance to Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, prior to the commencement ceremony, last week. The formation of Faculty for Justice in Palestine is a threatening development, the writer warns.
A PRO-PALESTINIAN protest takes place across the entrance to Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, prior to the commencement ceremony, last week. The formation of Faculty for Justice in Palestine is a threatening development, the writer warns. (credit: Michelle McLoughlin/Reuters)

Antisemitism on US campuses

“Our country has witnessed a disturbing rise of Antisemitism at educational institutions in California and nationwide,” said Acting Associate Attorney General and Department of Justice Chief of Staff Chad Mizelle. “The Department of Justice is committed to upholding Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and protecting Jewish Americans as we investigate this potential pattern of discrimination.”

The task force announced that investigations would be opened into eight other universities - Columbia University; Harvard University; George Washington University; New York University; the University of Southern California; Johns Hopkins University; and Northwestern University.