UC Regent Jay Sures blasts ‘disgusting’ appearance by Palestinian car bomber at Berkeley
UC Regent Jay Sures criticized a virtual appearance by Israa Jaabis, a Palestinian woman accused of a failed car bombing in Jerusalem, at a University of California, Berkeley event hosted by Students for Justice in Palestine. Sures called the event 'disgusting and abhorrent' but acknowledged the group's First Amendment right to free speech. His comments follow previous criticism of UCLA students who condemned an on-campus visit by former Israeli hostage Omer Shem Tov.
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Metro UC Regent Jay Sures blasts ‘disgusting’ appearance by Palestinian car bomber at Berkeley By Ross O'Keefe Published May 1, 2026, 10:37 a.m. ET UC Regent Jay Sures slammed a virtual appearance last week by a failed Palestinian suicide bomber at the University of California, Berkeley. Sures, who is Jewish and the vice chairman of United Talent Agency, called the event “disgusting and abhorrent.” “I think when you talk about in the larger context of the University of California, I can tell you, as one of just a couple of the Jewish regents, I’m very satisfied with the steps the administration has taken to try to curb antisemitism on campus,” he told Fox News Digital.
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