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Report: Anti-Israel Protester Thrown Out of Columbia

mediaite.com Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that the anti-Israel protester at Columbia who was condemned by the White House for saying “Zionists don’t deserve to live” has been…

Israelis mark Passover amid conflict, loss and trauma

pbs.org This week, Jews around the world are observing Passover, the festival of liberation that marks the historic exodus from ancient Egypt. But this year, joy is tempered with…

Biden White House Blasts Columbia Student Protest Leader Saying ‘Zionists Don’t Deserve to Live’

mediaite.com Photo by: Andrea Renault/STAR MAX/IPx 2024 4/20/24 The Biden White House released a bevy of statements on Friday related to media coverage of the protests at Columbia…

Chemerinsky: "Anti-Semitism is not taken as seriously as other kinds of prejudice"

reason.com Dean Erwin Chemerinsky wrote an essay in The Atlantic about the protest at his home. The Dean provides more details on the facts leading up to, and during the protest. But…

Biden White House Blasts ‘Hateful Rhetoric’ After Pro-Israel Activists Chant ‘Go to Gaza’ At Columbia Protestors

mediaite.com (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) President Joe Biden’s White House issued a statement condemning pro-Israel activists for “hateful rhetoric” regarding the Columbia University protests.…

Keep America's borders open

reason.com On April 11 in Dallas, I participated in a debate on immigration that was sponsored by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) and The Free Press. The…

Warner Bros. Pictures And HBO Acquire Doc ‘The Commandant’s Shadow’; Fathom Events To Partner With Warner Bros. For Theatrical Screenings

deadline.com Fathom Events will partner with Warner Bros. Pictures in bringing filmmaker Daniela Völker’s documentary The Commandant’s Shadow to theaters across the U.S. on Wednesday,…

It's Time to Act Against Antisemitic Behavior on Campus

newsweek.com In the past few weeks, we have witnessed an unabated explosion of Jew-hatred at some of the top American universities, including Columbia, Yale, New York University, and…

Why this campus turmoil story is so complex

aol.com The nuance and history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains difficult to capture succinctly, particularly during escalating turmoil among groups with deep-held — and…

Restore Order and Crush the Campus Jihadist Thugs

newsweek.com In his 1790 letter to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island, President George Washington reached a stirring conclusion: "May the Children of the Stock of Abraham,…

Analysis: Bollywood’s Relationship With Narendra Modi’s BJP Under The Microscope As Elections In World’s Largest Democracy Get Underway

deadline.com The delayed release of Indian feature film The Sabarmati Report has placed new scrutiny on Bollywood’s relationship with the country’s political machine, as elections in the…

Trump: Charlottesville rally was a "little peanut" compared to pro-Palestinian protests

axios.com Former President Trump on Thursday doubled down on his claim that the deadly 2017 rally in Charlottesville, Virginia was a "peanut" compared to the current pro-Palestinian…

‘Hamas Could End This Tomorrow!’ Scarborough Fumes After Gut-Wrenching Interview With Mother of Severely Injured Hostage

mediaite.com MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough conducted gut-wrenching interview on Thursday morning with the mother of an Israeli-American being held hostage by Hamas – the…

Columbia president Minouche Shafik faces criticism in all directions

aol.com When Minouche Shafik was announced as Columbia University’s president last year, she was called the “perfect candidate” by the chair of Columbia’s Board of Trustees. Now,…

Message From a Gazan to Campus Protesters: You're Hurting the Palestinian Cause

newsweek.com Protests are spreading across the United States at college campuses, where university students are gathering in the name of Palestinian rights and occupying campus spaces…

Biden White House Hits Back At ‘Vicious Terrorist Organization’ Hamas Over Criticism Of Anti-Israel Protests

mediaite.com President Joe Biden’s White House hit back at Hamas after the “vicious terrorist organization” criticized the administration over anti-Israel protests at universities.…

‘Morning Joe’: Mother of Israeli-American Hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin Says ‘It’s Been Nothing but Trauma’

thewrap.com The mother of an Israeli-American being held hostage by Hamas joined MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Thursday, just one day after a video of her son was released by Hamas after…

Fact check: Did Putin ally say "Israel is secretly controlled by Jews"?

newsweek.com Vladimir Putin's ally and former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has repeatedly used the conflict between Israel and Gaza to Russia's advantage, saying at the start of the…

Will war snuff out the Gulf’s global business ambitions?

economist.com It was supposed to be the new Middle East: a quieter, neutral entrepot where Arabs and Jews, Shia Iranians and Sunni Arabs, Americans, Chinese and even Russians could all…

The True Danger of the Chaos at Columbia and Other Elite Universities

newsweek.com The mob mentality that has turned free speech into a free-for-all at Columbia University and other colleges is telegraphing a message far beyond any single campus and well…

Trump says Biden "hates Israel," blames him for pro-Palestinian protests

newsweek.com Former President Donald Tump has accused President Joe Biden of having "hate" for Israel, Jews and Palestinians, while arguing that he is responsible for an avalanche of…

‘This is Shameful’: AOC, Moskowitz Spar After Florida Democrat Attacks Bernie Sanders

mediaite.com AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana Rep. Jared Moskowitz (R-FL) took aim at Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on Wednesday over the progressive leader’s ongoing call to cut off aid to Israel…

John McWhorter on the Columbia Protests

reason.com An excerpt from his column in yesterday's N.Y. Times: Last Thursday, in the music humanities class I teach at Columbia University, two students were giving an in-class…

The place to be for politicians and protesters

politico.com With help from Shawn Ness. New from New York Happening now: Columbia University is now a gathering place for protesters and political leaders. A new push for wage parity…

Every Kennedy family member that opposes RFK Jr.'s presidential campaign

aol.com None Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s large family keeps speaking against him. • None Most of them have endorsed President Joe Biden. • None…

Tom Cotton Brings Hysteria About Campus Anti-Semitism to Its Absurd Conclusion: ‘Nascent Pogroms’

mediaite.com The hysteria regarding anti-Semitism and college campuses reached its naturally absurd conclusion on Tuesday when a sitting U.S. senator compared contemporary U.S.…

Who are the swing voters in America?

economist.com DURING HIS two previous presidential campaigns, Donald Trump never led general-election polling averages for a single day. In 2016 he pulled within a percentage point of…

Disagreeing with Eugene about the Anti-Hillel Incidents at Northwestern University Last Week

reason.com April 15, 2024, was admitted students day at Northwestern University. Student protestors took advantage of that day to, well, protest. As the Daily Northwestern reported,…

College extends transfer deadline to give refuge to Jewish students

newsweek.com A college recently announced an extension to its transfer deadline in an effort to assist Jewish students amid ongoing pro-Palestinian protests at different campuses across…

Columbia University says it's making 'important progress' with Gaza protesters

pbs.org Columbia University said early Wednesday that it was making “important progress” with pro-Palestinian student protesters who set up a tent encampment and was extending a…

War Is Never the Answer to a Properly Posed Question

nakedcapitalism.com By KLG, who has held research and academic positions in three US medical schools since 1995 and is currently Professor of Biochemistry and Associate Dean. He has performed…

The New Census Racial Group May Hurt Those It Is Supposed To Help

newsweek.com The 2030 U.S. Census, other government surveys, and future federal forms will now include a new government-created Middle Eastern or North African (MENA) racial category.…

'Merit' Makes A Comeback: More Universities Reinstate Testing Requirement For Admissions

zerohedge.com 'Merit' Makes A Comeback: More Universities Reinstate Testing Requirement For Admissions Authored by Wenyuan Wu via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Harvard, following in…

‘They Have the Same Message’: Democrat Who Toured Columbia Compares Pro-Palestinian Protesters to Charlottesville Neo-Nazis

mediaite.com Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) joined CNN’s Abby Phillip to discuss the ongoing controversy surrounding the pro-Palestinian protests on Columbia’s campus in New York City…

Efforts to tackle student protests in America have backfired badly

economist.com PART OF THE reason Elisha “Lishi” Baker wanted to go to Columbia University, an Ivy League university in New York, was its Middle Eastern History programme. He loved his…

Columbia's Surrender to Hatred on Campus

wsj.com The terrorist-glorifying protesters are the left-wing counterparts to the Charlottesville mob that chanted ‘Jews will not replace us.’

‘You Didn’t Let Me Finish My Point!’ CNN Panel Heats Up Over Campus Protests, Antisemitism

mediaite.com A CNN This Morning panel got heated during a discussion on escalating pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses. More than 100 students, including the daughter of Rep.…

Bill Ackman provides a lesson in activist investing

economist.com As with every skirmish in America’s culture wars, how you view the ousting of Harvard University’s president has much to do with where you are sitting. Claudine Gay resigned…

Immersive Holocaust Doc ‘Letters From Drancy’ Uses New Media to Honor Survivors

variety.com In many ways, “Letters From Drancy” has hewed a prestigious if unremarkable path. The VR doc premiered at last year’s Venice Immersive before additional festival slots at…

Crackdowns on Pro-Palestine Occupations on Major Campuses Bringing Gaza Conflict a Bit Closer to Home

nakedcapitalism.com Many US paper are giving front-page, above the fold treatment to university administrators going wild and calling in the cops on peaceful campus protests, first at Columbia,…

The Morningside Heights tent city

reason.com Pivot to remote: Happy Passover to those who observe. And to Columbia University students who happen to be Jewish: Enjoy your remote learning. For those who've just tuned…

Holocaust Survivor Tells Fox News ‘Shocking’ Campus Protests Like a ‘Virus’: ‘If You Don’t Stop It Early, It Kills the Body’

mediaite.com Holocaust survivor and author Tova Friedman told Fox News on Tuesday that growing campus protests over the Israel-Hamas war could end up ending in tragedy if something is…

Joe Biden Just Had His 'Charlottesville' Moment

newsweek.com President Joe Biden's latest remarks about pro-Palestinian protests sparked a backlash on social media, with some saying it was Biden's "Charlottesville moment." When a…

The Pennsylvania House race testing the fallout from the Israel-Hamas war

politico.com PITTSBURGH — Few Democrats would seem to be more vulnerable to the political fallout of the Israel-Hamas war than Summer Lee. The first high-profile progressive House member…

People taken into custody at NYU as Pro-Palestinian campus protests escalate

nbcnews.com Barnard College says it has offered the students who were suspended after a 30-hour encampment protest at Columbia last week a way to get off interim suspension. The…

Biden Condemns Antisemitism as Student Protests Over Gaza Spread Beyond Columbia

vanityfair.com President Joe Biden marked the Passover holiday by condemning antisemitism on college campuses amid the pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University that have…

My son is a Hamas hostage. Passover this year expands the boundaries of our agony

msnbc.com Of the almost exactly 200 days of torture we, the families of the hostages held in Gaza, have suffered through since Oct. 7, Shabbat (the Jewish Sabbath) and holidays are…

‘It’s Stunning’: Fox News Interviews Jewish Student At Yale Who Wrote About Being Stabbed in The Eye With a Palestinian Flag

mediaite.com Fox News’s Martha MacCallum interviewed a Jewish student at Yale who recently wrote about being stabbed in the eye by a Palestinian flag by a pro-Palestinian protestor on…

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