The Ministry of Justice is an investigation of anti -Semitism claims against the University of California

On Wednesday, the Ministry of Justice announced an investigation of civil rights in allegations of anti -Semitism at the University of California.

According to a press release, the administration, on the basis of the seventh section of the Civil Rights Law, will verify whether the university participates “in a pattern or practice to discriminate on the basis of race, religion and national origin against” allowing “an anti -Semitic work environment to the presence” in the system schools.

“In the wake of terrorist attacks on October 7, 2023 in Israel, there was an outbreak of anti -Semitic incidents in the leading higher education institutions in America, including at the front of the University of California in Los Angeles at the University of California, Los Angeles,” Leo Terril, a member of the Federal Acts to Combat features and adults for the public lawyer for the assistant in the field of civil rights.

“The influence of the University of California at the University of California was in the event of the attention of the large media and the multiple federal investigations,” Taril continued.

Prosecutor Bam Bondi added that her route will “always defend the Jewish Americans, protect civil rights, and benefit from our resources to eliminate hostility to institutions in the universities of our nation.”

In a statement sent via e -mail to the hill on Wednesday, the University of California said it “was recently notified of the decision of the Ministry of Justice to start an investigation into the civil rights of the University of California.”

“We want to be clear: the University of California does not shake its commitment to combating anti -Semitism and protecting civil rights for all. We continue to take specific steps to enhance an environment free from harassment and discrimination for all in the university community,” the statement continued.

Earlier this week, the Trump administration announced that it is reviewing contracts and scholarships related to the University of Colombia due to allegations of anti -Semitism against the school.

The Ministry of Health, Humanitarian Services, Public Services and the Ministry of Education said in a statement that the review was caused by the continued “failure to work in the face of Jewish students.”

The President also threatened to end funding for any universities that allow “illegal protests” in response to the war in Gaza.

Last year, a group of protests in support of the Palestinians erupted on the campus of universities throughout the country amid Israeli -Palestinian tensions, with the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of Colombia, which acquired the country’s attention.