Disruption at UC Berkeley law dean’s home poses question about free speech

A video showing a contentious moment between a University of California, Berkeley student and a law professor and dean at their home has gone viral.

Israeli airstrike kills 3 sons, 4 grandchildren of Hamas leader in Gaza

Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip killed three sons and four grandchildren of Hamas’ top political leader amidst delicate cease-fire negotiations with the militant group.

Palestinians return to southern Gaza after Israeli withdrawal, find city unrecognizable

Israeli troops withdrew from Khan Younis on Sunday after months of fighting and bombardment, leaving behind streets reduced to rubble and families searching for their destroyed or damaged homes.

Protesters block Sunnyvale Lockheed Martin facility over Israel conflict in Gaza

Protesters blocked entrances to a Lockheed Martin research facility in Sunnyvale on Thursday morning over what they say is the defense contractor's role in Israel's ongoing bombing of Gaza.

Israel apologizes for airstrike killing aid workers

Israel's military apologized Tuesday for an airstrike that killed seven workers with the World Central Kitchen's humanitarian aid convoy that was delivering relief supplies in Gaza.

7 World Central Kitchen workers killed in Israeli airstrike; food charity halts operations in Gaza

World Central Kitchen, the food charity founded by celebrity chef José Andrés, has suspended operations in the Gaza region after an Israeli airstrike killed seven members of their team on Monday.

Pro-Palestinian protesters occupy USNS Harvey Milk along SF Embarcadero

A group of pro-Palestinian protesters rallied along San Francisco's Embarcadero on Friday outside a U.S. Naval ship named after civil rights leader Harvey Milk. 

UC Berkeley police hope public can help identify suspects in Feb. 'Riot' at Zellerbach

Detectives with the UC Berkeley Police Department on Monday released images of people suspected of participating in a pro-Palestinian protest on campus in February that drew hundreds and resulted in violence and property damage, they said. 

Hundreds take part in all-day Gaza ceasefire walk across East Bay

Hundreds took to the streets in the East Bay on Saturday to march in opposition to Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza, and to call for a ceasefire in the region. 

CAIR challenges San Bruno rejection of Ramadan request

Outside San Bruno City Hall, residents of Palestinian descent and their allies rallied with signs and calls for a Gaza ceasefire Thursday.

Israel-Hamas war: US calls for vote on UN resolution for cease-fire in Gaza

The United States called for a vote on Friday on a newly revised United Nations resolution that would declare "an immediate and sustained cease-fire" in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. 

Antisemitism complaints at UC Berkeley investigated by House committee

UC Berkeley is the latest university to be added to a list of schools under investigation by the federal government for antisemitism; Cal was told on Tuesday at the House Committee on Education and the Workforce for possible antisemitism on the campus.

Rideshare driver accused in SFO antisemitic attack charged with federal hate crime

Federal prosecutors charged a former rideshare driver in connection with an antisemitic attack on a passenger at San Francisco International Airport in 2023 that occurred weeks after the Hamas-led incursion into Israel on Oct. 7 that sparked the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.

Bay Area doctor returns from war-torn Gaza medical mission

After five grueling weeks apart, Dr. Mohammad Subeh of Saratoga was welcomed home from Gaza in a warm embrace with his family at San Francisco International Airport on Friday.

Bay Bridge protesters offered pre-trial diversion to avoid criminal charges

The San Francisco District Attorney's Office offered pre-trial diversion to the defendants charged for their involvement in a pro-Palestine protest on the Bay Bridge to avoid criminal prosecution.

SFO protest over Gaza creates chaos at airport

San Francisco International Airport was the site of a demonstration by pro-Palestinian protesters demanding a ceasefire in Gaza who showed up in force on Wednesday morning, and despite the noise and chaos, flights still took off on time. 

First day of Ramadan met with conflicted emotions this year

Monday, Muslims across the world, and here in the Bay Area, marked the first day of Ramadan, a holy month of prayer, charity and fasting.