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The Cal Lecturer Who Went on a 38-Day Hunger Strike for Gaza

The Cal Lecturer Who Went on a 38-Day Hunger Strike for Gaza

Update: 2025-10-10

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For 38 days, UC Berkeley computer science lecturer Peyrin Kao taught classes while on a hunger strike for Palestine. He’s also one of more than 150 people whose names were sent by UC Berkeley to the Trump Administration for its investigation into alleged antisemitism — an investigation that critics say is meant to silence opposition to Israel’s invasion and siege of Gaza.

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The Cal Lecturer Who Went on a 38-Day Hunger Strike for Gaza

The Cal Lecturer Who Went on a 38-Day Hunger Strike for Gaza

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