The Department of Justice issuing UCLAover claims of vile antisemitic acts at the school — including death threats, swastikas scrawled on university buildings and a statue depicting a pig holding a Jewish star and a bag of money.
The lawsuit outlined what it described as a pattern of the universityfailing to address antisemitism and protect Jewishand Israeli employees.
During the 2023–2024 academic year,antisemitic signs and graffitiwere allegedly displayed across UCLA’s campus, including messages reading “die you f—–g Jew” and “F— ALL Jews,” along with multiple swastikas, the court document alleges.
“Based on our investigation, UCLA administrators allegedly allowed virulent anti-Semitism to flourish on campus, harming students and staff alike,”Attorney General Pamela Bondi said in a statement. “Today’s lawsuit underscores that this Department of Justice stands strong against hate and anti-Semitism in all its vile forms.”
The lawsuit argues that the public university “engaged in a hostile work environment against Jewish and Israeli faculty and staff” and violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
UCLA’s anti-discrimination policywas “poorly designed and maintained, making it difficult for victims to report hostile work environment claims,” according to the 80-page complaint filed in California’s Central District.
The California Post has contacted UCLA for comment.
According to the filing, UCLA allowed an encampment for anti-Israel protesters to remain in front of Royce Hall for roughly a week despite determining it violated campus policy. School administrators allegedly provided metal bike racks that were used to construct barricades and turned off sprinklers on Royce Quad during the protest.
The complaint alleges Jewish students were blocked from portions of the main quad, Jewish professors were assaulted and swastikas were graffitied on university buildings during that period.
Federal officials also claim that UCLA “systematically ignored cries for help” fromJewish and Israeli employees. Dozens of civil rights complaints filed after the Oct. 7 attacks were allegedly closed without formal investigation, creating what some employees described as a futile reporting process.
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