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Columbia University drops deadline for dismantling pro-Palestinian protest camp

Published by AFP New York (AFP) – Columbia University backed off late Thursday from an overnight deadline for pro-Palestinian protesters to abandon an encampment there as more college campuses in the United States sought to prevent occupations from taking hold. Police have carried out large-scale arrests in universities across the country, at times using chemical […]

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Antisemitism, Israel, Nordot, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Bernie Sanders Rips Netanyahu Claim that Criticizing Gaza War Is Antisemitic

Published by HNGN Sen. Bernie Sanders took to Twitter to respond to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim that criticism of Israel’s war in Gaza equates to antisemitism. On Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced the pro-Palestinian protests taking place at universities across the United States as “horrific” and emphasized the need to halt such

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Antisemitism, Israel, Nordot, USA

When ‘Never Again’ Means ‘Never Again!’

Accountability must start with college administrations and faculty members who tolerate or endorse animus toward Israel, romanticizing malevolent figures. Students involved in violent demonstrations should face immediate expulsion, and administrators and faculty who support such actions should resign. [Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel]

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USC Cancels Main Graduation Ceremony After Anti-Israel Protesters Set Up Encampment On Campus

Published by The Daily Caller The University of Southern California is canceling its main stage graduation ceremony after implementing new security measures in the wake of a rash of Pro-Palestinian protesters on campus, the school announced Thursday. “With the new safety measures in place this year, the time needed to process the large number of

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OpEd: Anti-Israel Protesters at Harvard Struck by 2 A.M. Sprinklers During Very Cold Night

Published by The Western Journal If the 1930s taught us anything, it’s that hate is like a sickness, attacking minds unused to critical thinking and healthy skepticism with the ease of a superbug. And no one is less used to critical reasoning or basic life skills than Harvard’s $79,500-a-year students. For instance, if you’re going

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Garvey: Defund Universities that Won’t Protect Students; Strip Tenure from Professors who Support Terror

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Steve Garvey, on a Zoomcast from Hancock Park in Los Angeles, said on Thursday, April 25, that federal funds should be stripped from those colleges and universities that refuse to protect their students from the wave of antisemitic, anti-Israel demonstrations now taking place on college campuses across the nation. [Donald H. Harrison]

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His ‘Life as a Jew’ is an Introspective Search for Definition

In lengthy, brilliant, and painfully introspective essays, he examines not only conflicts between Jews and their non-Jewish detractors, but also delves deeply into the sometimes- internecine divisions among Jews themselves. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Egypt warns of ‘catastrophic consequences’ in Rafah as Israel waits

Published by DPA International Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi on Thursday rejected the displacement of Palestinians from the neighbouring Gaza Strip as Israel prepares for an impending military operation in Rafah. Cairo is worried that a planned push into the southern border city of Rafah, the last remaining Hamas stronghold in Gaza after months of Israeli

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Israel, Middle East, Nordot

Columbia Anti-Israel Agitators Triggered When Mike Johnson and Other GOP Lawmakers Show Up at Encampment

Published by The Western Journal House Speaker Mike Johnson was met with a chorus of boos on Wednesday as he visited Columbia University in New York City to address the school’s hostile takeover by radical anti-Israel activists. During his remarks to students, many of whom had been camped out for a week threatening their Jewish

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Hamas Official Affirms Willingness to Disarm in Exchange for Two-State Solution

Published by HNGN The Associated Press conducted an exclusive interview Wednesday (Apr. 24) with top Hamas political official Khalil al-Hayya, wherein he said that his militant group would be willing to lay down their arms and convert into a political party if an independent Palestinian state would be established along its pre-1967 borders as part

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Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, TikTok: Biden signs a massive package of legislation

Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – The United States has approved a giant aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and a bill threatening to ban TikTok. Here is a breakdown of the $95 billion package, which was approved by the House of Representatives Saturday, the Senate Tuesday and signed into law by President Joe

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OpEd: Is Rep. Sara Jacobs a Friend or Foe of Israel?

Jacobs voted Saturday, April 20, in favor of funding for a $95 billion package incorporating aid for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan, but her explanation why she cast that vote prompted a backlash from supporters of Israel. [Donald H. Harrison]

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