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The University of Florida calls itself a haven for Jews. For some students, it doesn’t always feel that way.
“I didn’t really experience antisemitism until I got here,” said one Jewish student
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Subdued and defiant: An Israeli Independence Day like no other
Traditional celebrations were boycotted and canceled, protesters hit the streets — yet many Israelis still shrugged off their increasing international isolation
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How US Jews are marking Israel’s war-torn Independence Day in their own communities
Many communities are incorporating Oct. 7 and the Israel-Hamas war into their holiday events
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‘No one’s allowed to talk to me’: At UW-Madison, trying — and failing — to talk about Israel
The occupation of the campus’s central piece of real estate by pro-Palestinian protesters has, for many Jewish students, brought an unsettling end to an already-difficult school year.
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Why a Jewish leader connects the left-wing campus protests to right-wing attacks on democracy
Amy Spitalnik, CEO of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, says extremists on both sides are trying to drive wedges between Jews and their allies
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At Washington University, 2 Jewish seniors differ on Israel, but share a sense of loss
Neither fit neatly on either side of the campus conflict. Both left Wash. U spaces where they once felt at home
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Joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day ceremony calls for sharing grief, not keeping score
'No matter how many people you lose,' said a Palestinian who has seen 61 relatives killed in Gaza, 'The feeling is the same'
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The pro-Israel backlash is harsh after Biden suspends delivery of some weapons to Israel
Biden risks losing a pro-Israel reputation that he has nurtured for decades and on which he has doubled-down since Oct. 7
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A ‘quite religious’ anti-Zionist: Meet the Jewish Columbia student who wrangled the college newspaper’s opinion page
Milene Klein said she worked to present a multitude of views on the protests and the war in Gaza
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At The New School, an anti-Zionist campus rabbi is ‘not so radical,’ students say
Louisa Solomon, student rabbi at The New School in New York, arrived on campus in the 2023 fall semester — just weeks before the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas
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What is behind Israel’s shutdown of Al Jazeera?
Israel says the Qatari-owned station’s lopsided coverage of the war endangers soldiers, but allies describe the closing of Its offices in Israel as an assault on press freedoms
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‘We would like to speak in our name,’ Jewish Columbia students say in viral open letter
The students say they were concerned about anti-Zionist students and pro-Israel outsiders who have come to campus
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