UCLA prosecutes ‘Jewish Exclusion Area’ for $ 6m

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) agreed to pay $ 6 million to settle the case brought by Jewish students and faculty members to deal with anti -Israel protests, which includes the protesters to ban the people from a part of the premises known as the “Jewish Exclusion Area”.

The lawsuit was brought out by The Backet Fund for Religious Liberty last year, accusing the UCLA of “aid and an antisemtic culture”, including “separating Jewish students and preventing them from reaching the heart of the premises”.

In a statement for Fox News Digital, Mary Osako, UCLA Vice Chancellor, strategic communication, the university said that the university has taken concrete action to enhance the safety of the campus by creating a new office of campus and community security, which establishes new policies to manage protests in the campus and takes decisive action for conduct that violates our long -term policies. “

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“Antisemitism has no place in the UCLA, and we remain stable in our commitment to erase it from our community,” said Osako. “We have openly reflected on our progress and are working to highlight antisementism from our community in our entirety.

He said, “These efforts have been complemented by our continuous work to eliminate antisemitism completely and of course through our initiative to deal with antisementism,” he said. “This work, and today’s settlement, represents an important next step because we manufacture our previous efforts and proceed towards fulfilling our promise of being an exemplary university.”

The university agreed to enter a consent decision and pay more than $ 6.13 million to the plaintiff. A federal judge still requires final approval.

In August 2024, a federal judge ordered the school to prevent anti -Israeli protesters to ban Jews from parts of the school premises. School officials admitted that the students were physically blocked by reaching parts of the campus.

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A federal court found the time, “In the year 2024, in the United States, in the state of California, in the city of Los Angeles, Jewish students were excluded from some parts of the UCLA campus, as they refused to condemn their trust.”

“This fact is so unimaginable and so disgusting for our constitutional guarantee of religious freedom that it repeats, Jewish students were excluded from parts of the UCLA campus because they refused to condemn their trust.”

Yitzchok Frankle, then a third -year law student and four father in UCLA, said he was forced to leave his regular routes through the campus due to the Jewish exclusion area due to the Jewish exclusion area.

Frankle said in a statement to Fox News Digital by Backet Fund, “When antisemite was terrorizing the Jews and excluding them, the UCLA chose to protect the thugs and help the Jews out.” “It was shameful, and it is sad that my own school defended those tasks for more than a year. But the court’s verdict brings back justice to our campus and ensures that the Jews will remain safe and be treated once again.”

Backet president Mark Rionzy and a lawyer for the students involved in the trial, said that campus administrators across the country tilted their knees to antiseetes, saying that the college was spread in the complexes.

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He said, “They are now on notice: Treating Jews like second class citizens is wrong, illegal and very expensive.” “The UCLA should be appreciated for accepting the decision against that misconduct and establishing the example that allowing the abuse of Jews violate the constitution and civil rights laws. Students across the country are safe for this.”

Brianna Hurly of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.