UCLA student council condemns campus event with former Israeli hostage

UCLA's Undergraduate Students Association Council (USAC) condemned the university's sponsorship of an event featuring former Israeli hostage Omer Shem Tov, accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza and an illegal military campaign in Lebanon. The event, organized by Hillel at UCLA and co-sponsored by the UCLA Younes & Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies, sparked controversy over perceived one-sided narratives and marginalization of Palestinian perspectives.