Berkeley Law Dean's Dinner Disrupted by Palestinian Rights Protest, Leading to Physical Altercation and Free Speech Debate
Malak Afaneh temper tantrum at UC Berkeley Law Dean's dinner, highlighting the Marxists tactics used to create chaos.
Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.
UC Berkeley Profs hosted an event for students. That's when Malak Afaneh hijacked the evening and slammed the school's investments in Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and BlackRock. It appears she got bad legal advice from the Marxist National Lawyer's Guild.
Malak Afaneh, a 3L and a leader of the Berkeley Law chapter of Law Students for Justice in Palestine, has been at the center of a controversy involving her actions at a private dinner hosted by UC Berkeley Law School Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and his wife, Professor Catherine Fisk. During the event, which was intended to celebrate the graduating law students, Afaneh stood up to protest against the school's investments in Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and BlackRock. She claimed that the school was complicit in genocide through these investments. This protest was not well received by the hosts, who asked her to stop and leave their home, as it was a private event.
The situation escalated, with Afaneh alleging that Professor Fisk physically tried to stop her from speaking, leading to a physical altercation. The incident has sparked a debate about free speech, the right to protest, and the appropriateness of the protest's setting. Afaneh's actions have been both criticized and defended, with some arguing that her protest was justified given the context of the investments, while others believe that the setting and method of her protest were inappropriate.
This incident also highlights the broader issue of university investments in companies that some students and faculty members find controversial. It brings to light the ongoing debate about the social and ethical responsibilities of educational institutions regarding their financial investments.
Full video here of Malak Afaneh alleging a First Amendment right to hijack a private event (ie limited public forum). Says she was informed by her “attorneys” at the National Lawyer's Guild that she was allowed to do this.
