A UC Berkeley academic offered extra credit to students who attend a protest criticizing Israel. The Ph.D. student said students could get the extra credit if they send her proof of attendance. The university says the assignment has been "remedied" and students can go to any event they wish. AdvertisementAdvertisementAn academic at the University of California, Berkeley, offered students extra credit if they attended a protest criticizing Israel's "occupation" of Gaza or lobbied their local representative about the Palestinian territories, according to an email shared online. The representative added that the situation has been "remedied," and students now have multiple options for extra credit.

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Persons: Israel, —, Israel's, Victoria Huynh, Huynh Organizations: UC Berkeley, Service, University of California, of Ethnic, Hamas, United Nations, Ivy League, Harvard University, Columbia University Locations: Berkeley, Gaza, Palestine, California, Israel, Palestinian