Terrifying moment huge mob bangs on doors of University of California-Berkeley theater after IDF soldier was invited to speak there, forcing Jewish attendees to evacuate

Video footage has captured the moment a huge mob started banging on the glass doors of a University of California-Berkeley theater after an IDF soldier was invited to speak. 

Jewish attendees were forced to evacuate and head to an undisclosed location after hundreds of rioters stormed the event Monday evening, as one student says he was spat on by someone shouting: 'You Jew.'

The event, 'Israel at War: Combat the Lies,' was intended to be hosted by IDF soldier Ran Bar-Yoshafat, who served in Gaza but was interrupted by protesters before it could begin. 

The footage shows students violently banging on the glass doors, chanting 'intifada, intifada' and accusing Bar-Yoshafat of 'genocide.' School security then ordered the attendees to evacuate immediately out of a back door.

The rioters were members of UC Berkeley's 'Bears for Palestine,' a group that has previously expressed their support for Hamas' actions and 'denounced the framing of Israel as a victim' hours after the terrorist organization's attack. 

'Berkeley is on the wrong side of history and it's not a safe place for Jews anymore,' Bar-Yoshafat told the The Daily Wire. 

Video footage captured the moment a huge mob is seen banging on the glass doors of University of California-Berkeley theater after an IDF soldier was invited to speak

The event, ' Israel at War: Combat the Lies,' was intended to be hosted by IDF soldier Ran Bar-Yoshafat

Jewish attendees were forced to evacuate and head to an undisclosed location after hundreds of rioters stormed the event Monday evening

Bar-Yoshafat, who was asked to enter the school wearing a hat to hide his identity, said this was a matter of protecting freedom of speech - regardless of politics or religion. 

'I don't think this about the IDF, Jews or even Israel, this is them lacking Western values like freedom of speech,' Bar-Yoshafat told The Daily Wire. 'For them I am guilty until proven innocent.'

Prior to his arrival, Bar-Yoshafat said he was assured that security would allow him to speak, despite those protesting the event - which has been rescheduled multiple times for security concerns.

But hundreds of violent protestors, many who are members of 'Bears for Palestine,' forced the event to shut down. One said he was spat on while being called 'Jew'. 

Despite the chaos, Bar-Yoshafat, told the Daily Wire he intended to continue to event - but school officials told attendees to evacuate. 

'Instead of giving more security to us, they gave a prize to those who were violent,' he said. 'They basically said those banging on doors and spitting on Jews are allowed to continue but I had to leave even though I was just peacefully speaking.'

The footage shows students violently banging on the glass doors, chanting 'intifada, intifada' and accusing Bar-Yoshafat of 'genocide'

 School security then ordered the attendees to evacuate immediately out of a back door

The University of California at Berkeley's 'Bears for Palestine' group expressed their support for Hamas ' actions on Saturday

'I just felt really bad for these kids because they were scared,' Bar-Yoshafat said to the outlet. 'Girls were crying from being attacked and I think the kid that was spat on was just so shocked. 

'I don't think the students anticipated so many people being violent, they thought they would just chant outside.'

'Bears for Palestine,' an anti-Israel group on campus announced its plan to shut down the event on their Instagram on Sunday.

'Shut it down: Genocidal murderers out of Berkeley,' the graphic read, along with a photo of Bar-Yoshafat with photoshopped red eyes.

'In October of 2023, Ran Bar-Yoshafat was serving in the IOF partaking in the obliteration of Gaza and extermination of Palestinians,' the caption read, referring to the IDF as the Israeli Occupation Forces. 'This individual is dangerous.'

'Ran Bar-Yoshafat has Palestinian blood on his hands,' it continued. 'He has committed crimes against humanity, is a genocide denier, and we will not allow for this event to go on.'

In October, UC Berkeley's 'Bears for Palestine' group expressed their support for Hamas' actions and 'denounced the framing of Israel as a victim' hours after the terrorist organization's attack left more than 1,400 dead, including 25 Americans.

The group was founded by Hatem Bazian, a controversial lecturer in Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies who has repeatedly justified terror attacks against Israel and Intifada (uprising) in the US. 

The group then hosted a vigil for 'martyrs in Palestine', promoting Student for Justice in Palestine (SJP) calls for a 'Day of Resistance.'

Bears for Palestine, named after the school's mascot, issued the statement saying it 'unequivocally denounces the occupation and its military rule' and supports 'the resistance, the liberation movement, and indisputably supports the Uprising.'

The group will host a vigil for 'martyrs in Palestine' and have promoted SJP's calls for a 'Day of Resistance' across college campuses in support of the Hamas attacks

Bears for Palestine , named after the school's mascot, issued the statement 

Organizations from other schools in the state that also signed the letter include various groups at UCLA

The statement was signed by several other groups in the notoriously leftist campus, including Koreans for Decolonization and Central Americans for Empowerment

'We invariably reject Israel's framing as a victim. Whereas to demonize and condemn indigenous resistance is to overshadow the decades of oppression, ethnic cleaning, and destruction of the Palestinian people,' their letter, signed by 50 other groups, read.

'We echo the call to action for all Arabs and Palestinians in the diaspora to rise up to support the liberation of our occupied people. From the River to the Sea, we will continue to support resistance until we are able to return home to a unified Palestine. Glory to Palestine, glory to the resistance, and glory to our martyrs.'

The statement was signed by 51 students organizations in total, from colleges across the country, including several other groups in the notoriously leftist campus, like Koreans for Decolonization, Jewish Students for Palestine, the Iraqi Student Union and Central Americans for Empowerment.

Organizations from other schools in the state that also signed the letter include various groups at UCLA, such as the Arab Student Union and the Asian Pacific Coalition.

Various SJP chapters from other schools in California and other states also supported the statement. Students for Justice in Palestine was founded at UC Berkeley in 2001 and counts over 200 chapters across the United States, Canada and New Zealand.