tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59324506101124457.post8903842334570222793..comments2024-03-24T21:06:57.039-07:00Comments on FOUSESQUAWK: "Higher Ground" The UC Irvine Report on Anti-SemitismGary Fousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17014739065121483409noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59324506101124457.post-17063980985965135852016-10-24T10:01:34.999-07:002016-10-24T10:01:34.999-07:00But the Dodgers have lost the playoffs. Take that ...But the Dodgers have lost the playoffs. Take that UCI!Siarlys Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15083839117838391267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59324506101124457.post-83486921578476144192016-10-23T17:29:48.387-07:002016-10-23T17:29:48.387-07:00Good points. Whatever the case may be I think the ...Good points. Whatever the case may be I think the UC Regents statement is now nothing but a scrap of paper.Gary Fousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17014739065121483409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59324506101124457.post-63270231019832162342016-10-23T13:54:37.244-07:002016-10-23T13:54:37.244-07:00I tend to agree with everything in your post thoug...I tend to agree with everything in your post though in my opinion there is an added issue to contend with now: the Tolerance Policy actually facilitates anti-semitism. <br /><br />When the policy came out it was clear it had no teeth. Even worse, if you read between the lines, it clearly offered a roadmap for those who wish to work around it. For example, it all but instructs would-be violators to use free speech as a defense for any "violation". A situation is thus created where the University can perfectly claim to be acting within the Tolerance Policy without doing anything meaningful to actually deal with anti-semitism. It would have been far more productive for the coalition of 36 national jewish groups to refuse to accept the policy as written. Instead, they all signed on thus giving the policy credibility and finality. Some argued that the policy is not perfect, but its a start. My feeling was just the opposite. By having the 36 groups approve the Policy, they would never be able to condemn its negative consequences for fear of looking foolish to their donors. The policy is therefore an end, not a beginning. For the foreseeable future UCI and other UC schools will hide behind this policy by accurately claiming to be in compliance while taking no effective action. <br /><br />When the policy was approved I feared we would be fighting its effects for a generation. Unfortunately, the recent "Higher Ground" statement tends to confirm my fears. Similarly, UC’s recent response to the Brandeis Report (which lists the the UC system as a hotspot for anti-semitism) provides further confirmation: <br /><br />“.. The University of California takes incidents of antisemitism very seriously and in fact, earlier this year the UC Regents adopted the Principles Against Intolerance, which clearly states that we have no tolerance for antisemitism nor other forms of bias or racial/ethnic prejudice."<br /><br />Next test: Will members of the 36 group coalition condemn the “Higher Ground: statement as weak or will they send email blasts claiming victory?B Formannoreply@blogger.com