Rebecca Massel is a Forward intern and a member of the Columbia College class of 2026.
Rebecca Massel
By Rebecca Massel
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Trump in recent weeks has often labeled Democrats as “Palestinian,” as if it were a slur
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Kestenbaum is suing Harvard, his alma mater, over the antisemitism he said he faced there
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