From time to time, the Palestine Center distributes articles it believes will enhance understanding of the Palestinian political reality. The following article was published by Palestine Legal on March 24, 2016.
“UC Regents’ statement is unenforceable”
Today the University of California (UC) Board of Regents adopted a Report and Statement of Principles against Intolerance that states: “Anti-Semitism, anti-Semitic forms of anti-Zionism, and other forms of discrimination have no place at the University of California.” In doing so, the Regents rejected a blanket conflation of anti-Semitism with anti-Zionism.
The UC’s chief lawyer confirmed this document is merely a statement of opinion. He said it was not enforceable policy. That is because the First Amendment and California law do not allow universities to restrict speech on the basis of viewpoint. If campus authorities try to apply this statement to restrict or punish political criticism of Israel, they will invite a lawsuit.
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