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As Supreme Court considers religious charter schools, Justice Kagan speculates about publicly funded yeshivas
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A Jewish city attorney is going after pro-Palestinian protesters. Her Oct. 7 tweets are making it complicated.
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Some Cornell students are organizing an alternative concert in response to the cancellation
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David Horowitz, ’60s radical turned right-wing firebrand and critic of Islam, dies at 86
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Senate committee approves amendment to Antisemitism Awareness Act stating criticism of Israeli government isn’t antisemitic
Sen. Bernie Sanders proposed the amendment as well as two others
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Mohsen Mahdawi, who led Columbia pro-Palestinian protests, freed from detention
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Right-wing activists riot outside Israeli-Palestinian memorial event at Reform synagogue in Israel
A crowd of dozens mobbed and harassed a woman as she left the event
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Trump fires Doug Emhoff from Holocaust Memorial Council
The firing has sparked outcry from Jewish leaders
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Facing police investigation, Irish band Kneecap denies supporting Hamas, Hezbollah
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