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UC Berkeley Suspends Class After Observer Op-Ed Labeled It Anti-Israel
by Paul Miller
September 13, 2016

Less than a week after Observer contributor Abraham H. Miller exposed “Cal Berkeley’s Latest Effort to Erase Jewish History From Israel,” the university has “suspended” the class in question, “pending completion of the mandated review and approval process.” An email sent to Tammi Rossman-Benjamin, Director the of the anti-Semitism watchdog group AMCHA Initiative, on behalf of UC Berkeley (UCB) chancellor Nicholas Dirks stated: “The facilitator for the course in question did not comply with policies and procedures that govern the normal academic review and approval of proposed courses for the Decal program. As a result, the proposed course did not receive a sufficient degree of scrutiny to ensure that the syllabus met Berkeley’s academic standards before it was opened for enrollment to students.” READ MORE