California senate candidate blasts UC Berkeley for 'pandering' to anti-Israel protesters after debate canceled

FIRST ON FOX: The University of California, Berkeley canceled a autumn statement betwixt two California legislature candidates successful mentation for continued turmoil from continued field protests.

In email correspondence obtained by Fox News Digital, a debate, tentatively scheduled for aboriginal autumn connected the California field betwixt Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey, was canceled aft the schoolhouse determined that they "did not person the capableness to guarantee a harmless and civilian event."

"World events person resulted successful heightened tensions connected campus, which are improbable to dissipate by the autumn and whitethorn beryllium adjacent much aggravated owed to the November election," email correspondence from Dr. Christine Trost, the Executive Director of The University of California, Berkeley's College of Governmental Studies, said.

"After sizeable reflection, we person determined that we bash not person the capableness to guarantee a harmless and civilian event," Trost added. "We besides don’t person the resources that would apt beryllium needed to guarantee capable information for specified a high illustration event."

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A pro-Palestinian protester holds a Palestinian emblem portion successful beforehand of Sproul Hall during a planned protestation connected the field of UC Berkeley successful Berkeley, California. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group via AP)

Former shot player, Garvey, and Rep. Schiff is moving for the consequential legislature seat, which longtime Sen. Diane Feintein held until her decease successful Oct. 2023.

In a connection to Fox News Digital, Garvey said that it was "terrible" that anti-Israel protesters are "dictating field policy" – and preventing acquisition opportunities.

"It’s unspeakable however violent, pro-Hamas protesters are dictating field policy, creating an unsafe situation for students, and preventing unsocial acquisition opportunities specified arsenic hosting this debate," Garvey said.

Pro-Palestinian protesters transportation signs arsenic they march successful beforehand of Sather Gate connected the UC Berkeley field connected April 22, 2024 successful Berkeley, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Garvey called for assemblage campuses to "stop pandering" to anti-Israel protesters.

"School administrators and politicians indispensable halt pandering to these antisemitic field occupations and riots. It’s clip we stood up for democracy, state of speech, and the information of students, faculty, and events," helium said. "This is simply a bittersweet time for UC Berkeley."

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Schiff was not instantly disposable for comment, but had antecedently called for an end of antisemitic and hateful rhetoric connected campuses.

"Jewish students should consciousness harmless connected campus. Period," Schiff wrote successful a X post. "That volition ne'er beryllium the lawsuit if we let situations similar the 1 astatine Columbia — wherever antisemitic and hateful rhetoric is being loudly and proudly displayed — to beryllium tolerated. This needs to stop."

Pro-Palestinian protesters signifier a objection successful beforehand of Sather Gate connected the UC Berkeley field connected April 22, 2024 successful Berkeley, California.  (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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Rep. Schiff, Christine Trost and UC Berkeley's media section did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment.