Luke Tress
By Luke Tress
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Fast Forward New Columbia administrator texts show deans complaining about Jewish student ‘privilege,’ calling Hillel leader a ‘problem’
The conversations include messages in which the administrators made light of Jewish panelists’ concerns about antisemitism and students feeling unwelcome at some campus spaces
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Fast Forward As calls for NYC mask ban gain momentum, Jewish and Black advocacy groups announce their support
he ADL, NAACP and other groups back legislation that would ban masks at public gatherings, and drew parallels with the Ku Klux Klan masks.
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Politics George Latimer defeats Jamaal Bowman in bitter NY primary fought over Israel
For pro-Israel Democrats, Bowman’s loss marked a significant victory in a year of widespread protest against Israel on the left
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Politics Not just Bowman and Congress: Israel and Gaza are also an issue in NYC local races
Progressives in down-ballot races have also made criticism of Israel central to their campaigns
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Politics Criticism of Israel and AIPAC features in rally for Jamaal Bowman with AOC and Bernie Sanders
The crowd included a contingent of several dozen people from “Jews For Jamaal,” a group organized by a coalition of Jewish progressive organizations
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Fast Forward Columbia suspends 3 administrators over disparaging texts during panel on campus Jewish life
A newly released appears to show a Columbia dean mocking the school’s Hillel director
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Politics Ahead of Bowman-Latimer primary, Jewish get-out-the-vote effort says ‘Antisemitism is on the ballot’
A Democratic race is seen as a bellwether for the clash between centrists who support Israel, like Latimer, and progressives like Bowman who are among its most outspoken critics
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News She came to New York hoping to escape Israeli politics. Instead, she founded a protest movement
After gaining prominence in New York City by advocating for Israeli democracy — and then fighting for the release of hostages held by Hamas — activist Shany Granot-Lubaton and her husband, Omer Lubaton-Granot, are returning to Israel
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