A dinner hosted by UC Berkeley Law School Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and his wife, Professor Catherine Fisk, for graduating law students turned into a heated confrontation on Tuesday night. The incident occurred when a Palestinian American law student, Malak Afaneh, attempted to give a speech about the Israel-Hamas war and the university’s divestment from corporations involved in the conflict. Chemerinsky and Fisk asked her to leave, leading to a physical altercation and accusations of anti-Muslim and anti-Jewish hatred.
The university has been embroiled in months of protests over the Israel-Hamas war, and the incident has sparked a debate over free speech and hate speech. Chemerinsky has been a vocal critic of pro-Palestinian activists at Berkeley and has been targeted by their activity since the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel.
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