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UC Regent Jay Sures slams ‘antisemitic’ UCLA student govt for attack on Hamas hostage

Nypost · · 782 words · By Katie Jerkovich
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Name Calling / Labeling 90% confidence
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Selective Omission 80% confidence
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14 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“A group of “lunatic” UCLA student government members left a UC Regent member “disgusted and appalled” after they condemned an on-campus appearance from a Hamas hostage.”
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Multiple web search results report that UCLA student government condemned an event featuring former Israeli hostage Omer Shem Tov, and that this condemnation caused controversy. One source mentions the condemnation was 'disgusted and appalled' in context, and others detail the nature of the condemnation regarding 'selective platforming of narratives.'
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 25, 2024, a student protest began at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to protest the administration's investments in Israel. The occupation, self-titled as the 'Palestine Soli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_University_of_California,…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses in California in 2024 since protests escalated at the Columbia University campus occupation on April 17. Campus protests initially spr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pro-Palestinian_protes…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_California,_Los_…
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“The scathing letter, published Friday by Jonathan “Jay” Sures, scolded members of the UCLA’s Undergraduate Students Association Council who said a visit from Omer Shem Tov — a 23-year-old who survived 505 days in Hamas captivity — “obscured the broader reality of ongoing state violence.””
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Multiple web search results confirm that Jonathan Sures criticized the UCLA Undergraduate Students Association Council (USAC) for their statement regarding Omer Shem Tov's visit. One source quotes the USAC's claim that the visit "obscured the broader reality of ongoing state violence," and another confirms Sures' criticism of this statement.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — College admissions in the United States is the process of applying for undergraduate study at colleges or universities. For students entering college directly after high school, the process typically …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The SAT ( , ess-ay-TEE) is a standardized test widely used for college admissions in the United States. Since its debut in 1926, its name and scoring have changed several times. For much of its histor…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida. The univer…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Florida
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“Sures called the USAC’s condemnation of Shem Tov “shortsighted, antisemitic or both,” in an interview with Jewish Insider.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Jay Sures criticized the USAC's condemnation of Omer Shem Tov, using language that aligns with calling the condemnation 'shortsighted' and 'antisemitic.'
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web search NEUTRAL — Sures told JI members of the student association who condemned Omer Shem Tov’s appearance on campus are ‘shortsighted, antisemitic or both’.
https://jewishinsider.com/2026/04/jay-sures-ucla-regent-slam…
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web search NEUTRAL — USAC president Diego Bollo said that he and other council members were not present at the meeting in which the letter was drafted, reviewed, or introduced. Bollo said that one USAC that was absent had…
https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-894063
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web search NEUTRAL — Omer Shem Tov, kidnapped by Hamas on October 7th, tells Bianna Golodryga how he survived starvation, isolation and mental abuse in Hamas tunnels until his release in February.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/28/Tv/video/amanpour-shemtov
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“USAC’s letter said: “While we affirm the humanity of all people impacted by violence, we reject the selective platforming of narratives that obscure the broader reality of ongoing state violence.””
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Multiple web search results directly quote or paraphrase the USAC's statement regarding 'selective platforming' and obscuring the 'broader reality of ongoing state violence,' matching the claim's content.
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web search NEUTRAL — UCLA's student government called an event at which former hostage Omer Shem Tov spoke with students 'selective platforming.'
https://forward.com/fast-forward/820117/ucla-hostage-event-o…
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web search NEUTRAL — USAC had argued that the Nazarian Center's sponsorship of the April 14 event reflected a disregard for Palestinian life and made the university complicit in amplifying one sided narratives.
https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-894063
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web search NEUTRAL — Accuses organizers of ‘selective platforming’. Hillel and other organizers are guilty of “the selective platforming of narratives that obscure the broader reality of ongoing state violence” by Israel,…
https://www.thecollegefix.com/ucla-student-govt-condemns-eve…
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“Omer Shem Tov is not a representative of the Israeli government.”
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Wikipedia entries confirm Omer Shem Tov is a former Israeli hostage abducted by Hamas, but do not state he is a representative of the Israeli government. The evidence strongly suggests he is a survivor, not an official representative.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A hostages-and-prisoners exchange and armistice between Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip took effect from 19 January to 18 March 2025, during the Gaza war. It include…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_2025_Gaza_war_ceasefir…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Moshe Shem Tov (Hebrew: משה שם טוב; April 30, 1924 – December 25, 2005) was the chairman of the Central Committee ("the Center") of The Association of the Deaf in Israel (Acha) from 1972 to 1989. Shem…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moshe_Shem_Tov
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Omer Shem Tov is a former Israeli hostage who was abducted by Hamas from the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023, and held captive in Gaza for 505 days. His ordeal, including reports of abuse and h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omer_Shem_Tov
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“Omer Shem Tov was kidnapped at a music festival and driven into Gaza, where he was held hostage and tortured for months underground without contact to the outside world.”
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Multiple web search results and Wikipedia entries consistently report that Omer Shem Tov was abducted by Hamas from the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023, held captive in Gaza for 505 days, and endured abuse.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel, fought as part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflicts. The war began on 7 October 2023, when the Palestinian mi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Prior to the Gaza war breaking out on October 7, 2023, there were four Israeli citizens held hostage in the Gaza Strip: two of whom were alive, and two were dead. During the October 7 attacks that sta…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Gaza_war_hostages
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Omer Shem Tov is a former Israeli hostage who was abducted by Hamas from the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023, and held captive in Gaza for 505 days. His ordeal, including reports of abuse and h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omer_Shem_Tov
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“Sures pointed out that USAC's letter failed to mention Israeli lives lost on Oct. 7th, including the shooting of many of Omer’s close friends, or the countless rapes and massacres carried out by Hamas on that day.”
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Web search results confirm that Jay Sures criticized the USAC letter for omitting mentions of Israeli casualties and Hamas's actions on October 7th, specifically mentioning the shooting of friends.
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web search NEUTRAL — 7th, including the shooting of many of Omer’s close friends. Nor does your letter mention the countless rapes and massacres carried out by Hamas on that day.
https://jewishinsider.com/2026/04/jay-sures-ucla-regent-slam…
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web search NEUTRAL — Former Israeli hostage Omer Shem Tov has been invited to speak at TPUSA’s America Fest conference on Friday and will use the platform to discuss the spread of “radical terrorist violence” across the g…
https://nypost.com/2025/12/18/us-news/oct-7-survivor-omer-sh…
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web search NEUTRAL — Omer Shem Tov, who survived 505 days in Hamas captivity after being kidnapped from the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023, has emerged as a prominent voice warning that Israel’s war against Hamas …
https://www.jfeed.com/jewish-world/hamas-hostage-omer-shem-t…
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“Omer Shem Tov spoke at UCLA on April 14 for Holocaust Remembrance Day in an event organized by UCLA Hillel.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Omer Shem Tov spoke at UCLA on Holocaust Remembrance Day on April 14th, and that the event was organized by Hillel.
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web search NEUTRAL — The event – co-organized by Hillel at UCLA, the UCLA Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies and the UCLA chapter of Students Supporting Israel – took place hours before the council appro…
https://dailybruin.com/2026/04/22/ucla-student-government-ac…
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web search NEUTRAL — UCLA's student association condemned Hamas hostage Omer Shem Tov's appearance at UCLA on on Holocaust Remembrance Day.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/23/us-news/hamas-hostage-tears-in…
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web search NEUTRAL — He spoke at an event to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day on April 14 — which was attended by chancellor Julio Frenk — and was widely celebrated by the university’s Jewish students.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/fury-ucla-students-issue…
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“Shortly after the appearance, the letter from USAC was published whining that only a “single narrative was elevated” during Shem Tov’s appearance.”
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No evidence was provided in the search results or cross-references to support the claim that the USAC published a letter 'whining that only a 'single narrative was elevated'' shortly after the appearance. The evidence provided for this claim was empty.
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“UCLA stated that the event’s message was one of resilience and respect for human rights and dignity.”
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No evidence was provided in the search results or cross-references to support the claim that UCLA stated the event's message was one of resilience and respect for human rights and dignity. The evidence provided for this claim was empty.
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“USAC President Diego Bollo told The Post he was not present at a meeting to decide to publish a letter condemning Shem Tov’s appearance.”
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“Bollo said the decision to publish the letter was passed by a “bare majority.””
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“Bollo initiated a review of USAC's internal processes for drafting and releasing public statements.”
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“UCLA has been under increased scrutiny following months of protests and encampments over Israel’s war in Gaza.”
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