After a few years of relative calm, the battle between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian factions at UC Berkeley has erupted once again, and this time the administration has chosen to weigh in. The latest skirmish started last month when the student group Bears for Palestine erected a display in its office space that included photos of…
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