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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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Congressman Barney Frank speaks about the relationship between the United States and Israel.

Barney Frank gives speech on relationship between U.S. and Israel

Well over a hundred UC Berkeley students, faculty and visitors arrived on campus Thursday night to listen to Congressman Barney Frank speak about Israel and its relationship with the United States. The event – sponsored by the ASUC, the Jewish Student Union and the Tikvah Students for Israel – began Read More…

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Congressman Barney Frank to speak at UC Berkeley

Congressman Barney Frank will visit UC Berkeley Feb. 23 to speak on the relationship between the United States and Israel. Correction(s):A previous version of this post stated that Barney Frank was the first openly gay member of Congress. In fact, Gerry Studds was the first openly gay member of Congress.

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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…