Ben Sales
By Ben Sales
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Fast Forward Katrina Armstrong steps down as Columbia president after White House pressure over antisemitism
Armstrong’s departure means the Ivy League university in Manhattan will have its third leader in the space of a year
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Fast Forward Trump nixes pro-Israel darling Elise Stefanik’s nomination to be UN ambassador
Trump cited the Republicans’ razor-thin majority in Congress, where Stefanik has served in the party leadership
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Fast Forward After announcing LGBTQ club, Yeshiva U president says Pride values ‘antithetical’ to the school
In an email to students, Rabbi Ari Berman rejected the idea that Y.U. had reversed its prohibition on the club
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Fast Forward Israeli government increases politicians’ role in selecting judges, passing key piece of judicial overhaul
The bill increases politicians’ influence over judicial appointments
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Fast Forward Simcha Felder beats Heshy Tischler in lopsided NY City Council election
Felder took upwards of 80% of the vote Tuesday
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Fast Forward Trump can’t deport Columbia undergraduate pro-Palestinian activist, Jewish judge rules
Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald said the Trump administration had not shown that Yunseo Chung poses a foreign policy risk.
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Fast Forward In New York City, 2 former allies divided by Trumpian style are vying to represent their Orthodox neighborhood
Simcha Felder is a career politician. Heshy Tishler is best known as rabble-rouser who embraces the MAGA mantle
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Fast Forward What Jewish groups are saying ahead of Mike Huckabee’s confirmation hearing to be Israel ambassador
The former Arkansas governor and evangelical pastor is a staunch Christian Zionist who has called for Israel to control the West Bank in perpetuity
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