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UC Regent Rebukes UCLA Student Government Over Holocaust Condemnation

4/25/2026

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UC Regent Jay Sures rebuked UCLA’s undergraduate student government for condemning the April 14 Holocaust-remembrance event with former Israeli hostage Omer Shem Tov.
Student president Diego Bollo said the resolution passed without his knowledge, called it an oversight lapse, and announced a review.
University officials said the condemnation violated Bruin values and cited prior vandalism of Sures’ home that led to suspending two Students for Justice in Palestine groups over antisemitism.

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UC Regent Jay Sures rebuked UCLA’s undergraduate student government for condemning the April 14 Holocaust-remembrance event with former Israeli hostage Omer Shem Tov.
Student president Diego Bollo said the resolution passed without his knowledge, called it an oversight lapse, and announced a review.
University officials said the condemnation violated Bruin values and cited prior vandalism of Sures’ home that led to suspending two Students for Justice in Palestine groups over antisemitism.