UC Berkeley, Jewish Groups Settle Campus Antisemitism Claims

Jan. 30, 2026, 3:06 PM UTC

Jewish groups and the University of California, Berkeley settled a lawsuit alleging the college fostered a spread of antisemitism, especially in the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023 attack by Hamas on Israel.

The proposed stipulation to end the case before Judge James Donato of the US District Court for the Northern District of California says the parties, including plaintiffs Louis B. Brandeis Center Inc. and Jewish Americans for Fairness in Education, “have reached a settlement-in-principle that would resolve this matter in its entirety,” without disclosing the deal’s details. The defendants also include UC’s president, chancellor, and provost.

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