University of California system ‘figured out’ response to Jew-hatred after ‘real slowness,’ Jewish regent says

Jonathan "Jay" Sures, a Jewish regent of the University of California system, stated that the university has "figured out" its response to antisemitism after an initial "real slowness" following October 7. Sures recounted an incident on February 5, 2025, where approximately 50 anti-Israel protesters targeted his home at 6:30 AM, displaying antisemitic signs and bloody handprints, and preventing his wife from leaving. He noted that while a judge denied his restraining order against the protest leader, he remains committed to confronting such actions, stating, "You hit me with a fly swatter, I’m going to hit you with a baseball bat." Sures praised UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk's decision to ban the Students for Justice in Palestine chapter, calling them a group that "incites violence" and is "wildly antisemitic." He also highlighted that police are now more empowered to enforce campus rules, a change from earlier restrictions due to a "big bureaucracy" within the university system.