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Fast Forward Pro-Israel protesters reportedly followed, attacked UCLA student reporters leaving encampment melee
No arrests have been made in an attack on four Daily Bruin journalists
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Students retake encampment at MIT, where protests take on a mathematical spin
At one the world’s greatest centers for science, protesters draw on math theory and a pro-Israel engineering student invokes her Muslim father
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Sports Why the New York Knicks have won the hearts of Jewish New York — and basketball lovers everywhere
The 2024 squad is a throwback to an earlier era
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Sports The Jewish Sport Report: Is BYU building a Jewish football dynasty?
Plus, an Israeli martial artist who survived Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack won a gold medal at the Paris Jiu Jitsu 2024 Grand Prix
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‘Everyone gets to be uncomfortable’: How Jewish students at Brown kept antisemitism at bay
Other university protesters made headlines for antisemitic chants. Brown students charted a different course.
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Leading Jewish groups boycott Education Dept. antisemitism meeting
Organizations including the Anti-Defamation League did not attend after several progressive groups were invited to roundtable
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Some colleges are making deals to close pro-Palestinian encampments. Not all of the protests’ critics are happy.
The Jewish president of Northwestern University is facing calls to resign after striking a deal with protesters there
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Reporter’s notebook: Covering Israel’s war-torn north is an exercise in dodging danger
In the conflict zone, it’s safer to drive fast then slow because it’s harder for terrorists to target a fast-moving vehicle with a shoulder-borne weapon. It’s one of the many differences from normal life in this upside-down world
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At Binghamton University — known to attract Jews but not activists — students set up encampment
Some Jewish students helped erect the encampment. Others say pro-Palestinian activism is diminishing their college experience
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At UCLA, Jewish students say pro-Israel violence has undercut their advocacy
“I really think that it gives our name a bad rap, because the vast majority of pro-Israel supporters and pro-Zionists and Jewish people are not violent, and they’re not looking for any type of aggression,” one Jewish student told JTA
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How one public official made Palm Beach County the largest holder of Israel bonds
The Israel Bonds organization, an arm of the Israeli government, announced it has sold more than $3 billion in bonds since Oct. 7, nearly three times its normal annual total
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‘Like a scene out of a horror movie’: Violence erupts at UCLA as pro-Israel group tries to dismantle encampment
Pro-Israel protesters hurled traffic cones and other projectiles at the pro-Palestinian encampment
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Opinion I’m a UCLA professor. Why didn’t the administration stop last night’s egregious violence?
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Fast Forward Marjorie Taylor Greene says she opposed antisemitism bill because it rejects ‘Gospel’ that ‘the Jews’ handed Jesus to executioners
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Opinion I teach Israel studies at NYU. We are importing the worst of Israel and Palestine to our campuses
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News ‘Everyone gets to be uncomfortable’: How Jewish students at Brown kept antisemitism at bay
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Culture Eden Golan’s impossible mission — conquer Eurovision and redefine Israel’s image