Title: Antisemitic effigy placed near UC Regents meeting
Incident ID: INC-001
Date: 2024-04-02 00:00:00 +0000
Source(s):
- DB-001
- ADM-001
- MED-001
- SOC-001
- SOC-002
- SOC-003
- SOC-004
- SOC-006
- SOC-007
- SOC-008
Evidence Sources:
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org_affiliated_actor: SOC-006-2 – Original -
actor_student: DB-001 – Original -
actor_student: MED-001 – Original -
actor_student: SOC-001 – Original -
actor_student: SOC-002 – Original -
actor_student: SOC-003 – Original -
actor_student: SOC-004 – Original -
actor_student: SOC-006-2 – Original -
actor_student: SOC-007 – Original -
actor_student: SOC-008 – Original -
admin_response_type: ADM-001 – Original -
accountability_follow_up: ADM-001 – Original -
accountability_follow_up: DB-001 – Original -
accountability_follow_up: MED-001 – Original -
admin_support_offered: ADM-001 – Original -
target_group: MED-001 – Original -
target_group: ADM-001 – Original -
target_group: DB-001 – Original -
media_coverage_level: SOC-001 – Original -
media_coverage_level: SOC-002 – Original -
media_coverage_level: SOC-003 – Original -
media_coverage_level: SOC-004 – Original -
media_coverage_level: SOC-006-2 – Original -
media_coverage_level: SOC-007 – Original -
media_coverage_level: SOC-008 – Original -
location: MED-001 – Original -
policy_status: PHIL-001 – Original -
policy_status: DB-001 – Original -
policy_status: ADM-001 – Original -
policy_violation_type: PHIL-001 – Original -
norm_violation_type: MED-001 – Original -
norm_violation_type: DB-001 – Original -
severity_score: DB-001 – Original -
severity_score: MED-001 – Original -
police_involvement: ADM-001 – Original -
police_involvement: DB-001 – Original -
police_involvement: MED-001 – Original -
latency_days: ADM-001 – Original -
administrative_tone: ADM-001 – Original -
administrative_positioning: ADM-001 – Original -
media_positioning: SOC-004 – Original -
media_positioning: SOC-008 – Original -
actor_tone: SOC-006-2 – Original -
actor_tone: SOC-007 – Original -
target_tone: SOC-004 – Original -
target_tone: SOC-008 – Original -
target_tone: MED-001 – Original -
actor_positioning: SOC-006-2 – Original -
target_positioning: MED-001 – Original
Keywords: palestinian, israel, jew, antisemitic, protest, regents, gaza, hamas, keffiyeh, pig, free speech, star of david, myers
Org-Affiliated Actor: true
Actor is Student: true
Admin Response Type: incident_specific
Accountability Follow-Up: none
Admin Support Offered: none
Target Group: Jewish
Actor Group: Palestinian
Media Coverage Level: network_amplified
Location: on-campus
Policy Status: compliant
Policy Violation Type: none
Norm Violation Type: bias/discrimination
Severity Score: low
Police Involvement: none
Admin Statement Latency: 8 days
Administrative Tone: condemnation
Administrative Positioning: civil rights
Media Positioning: group_targeting
Actor Tone: defiant
Target Tone: accusatory
Actor Positioning: rights-based
Target Positioning: rights-based
Admin Response Level: minimal
Notes:
Summary
Incident: Pig Effigy Displayed at Regents Protest (March 20–21, 2024)
(a) Identity-based harm alleged: A statue depicting a pig holding a money bag and a birdcage with a keffiyeh, alongside a Star of David, was displayed near the Regents meeting. A UCLA Jewish history professor publicly described it as antisemitic.
(b) Symbolic protest present: The effigy appeared alongside signs and chants calling for divestment from companies linked to Israel, clearly forming part of the visual protest narrative.
Scope: Visual protest element interpreted as invoking antisemitic imagery at a Regents meeting event; prompted faculty-level public criticism.
During a protest outside the UC Board of Regents meeting at UCLA, a statue was placed in the free speech zone depicting a pig holding a bag of money and a birdcage with a keffiyeh, along with a Star of David emblem. The effigy drew backlash for invoking antisemitic tropes historically used to dehumanize Jewish people. The incident was widely condemned and covered in campus media, particularly for its emotional impact on Jewish students.