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Jewish Student Union votes to deny membership to J Street U

Berkeley Hillel, a center for Jewish life, hosts the Jewish Student Union's meetings. JSU denied J Street U's application for the second time Wednesday.
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Berkeley Hillel, a center for Jewish life, hosts the Jewish Student Union's meetings. JSU denied J Street U's application for the second time Wednesday.

The campus Jewish Student Union voted Wednesday to deny membership to J Street U at Berkeley, a Jewish student political advocacy group on campus whose application to join the union was also denied two years ago after facing accusations of being anti-Israel. Read More…

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Jewish Student Union’s vote to bar student group sparks controversy

When the UC Berkeley Jewish Student Union voted against giving membership to a student group in November, it sparked a nationwide debate that culminated in the union’s parent organization suggesting that the union reverse its decision. The campus’s branch of J Street U — an organization whose stated values are Read More…