Jacob Kornbluh is the Forward’s senior political reporter. Follow him on Twitter @jacobkornbluh or email kornbluh@forward.com.
Jacob KornbluhSenior Political Reporter
By Jacob Kornbluh
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Fast Forward RNC co-chair Lara Trump: George Soros is instigating campus protests
‘We know he loves to put his money into upsetting people and causing situations like this,’ Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law said
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Fast Forward Why top Democrats oppose bipartisan bill targeting antisemitism in universities
The GOP-led Antisemitism Awareness Act mandates the Department of Education to use contested definition of antisemitism
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In an exclusive interview, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the bipartisan passage of aid to Israel ‘was a great victory’
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Fast Forward Israeli opposition leader fears Israel will be blamed if Biden loses reelection
‘A lot of people in the Democratic Party are going to say it’s because of Israel, or at least this is going to be one of the claims,’ Yair Lapid said in a podcast interview
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Fast Forward Columbia U. makes classes remote after weekend of anti-Israel protests intimidate and threaten Jewish students
Hillel at Columbia and Barnard College had called on the university to ‘act immediately in restoring calm to campus’
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Fast Forward Rep. Ilhan Omar ‘enormously proud’ of daughter suspended from Barnard for anti-Israel activity
The NYPD arrested more than 100 pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University on Thursday after its president called their encampment a violation of university policies
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Fast Forward Who is Nemat Shafik, Columbia’s president under fire?
Many accuse Nemat “Minouche” Shafik of exacerbating the turmoil on campus
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Fast Forward Confidential letter shows Columbia professor who called Hamas attack ‘awesome’ is under investigation
But Columbia University's president didn't want to confirm the investigation during intense questioning over antisemitism at the college on Capitol Hill
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