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Attendees were divided over just how aggressively the education department should prioritize antisemitism concerns
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‘We have no strength left’: Families of hostages in Gaza begin 5-day march to push for their release
The families will walk through Israeli cities to Jerusalem to urge the government to close a deal to bring the hostages home
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Vivian Silver, veteran Canadian-Israeli peace activist, declared dead in Hamas massacre
Until Monday, Silver, 74, was assumed to be among the more than 200 people held captive by Hamas
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Students and fellow educators on three continents say goodbye to Israeli reservist killed in tunnel blast
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Jewish students assaulted and Hillel targeted at Ohio State, prompting state to beef up police presence
Two Jewish students were punched in an apparent hate crime, while other students stole Israel flags from the campus Hillel
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Planes, trains and bus caravans: Ahead of mass pro-Israel rally, tens of thousands of Jews are descending on Washington
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MIT partially suspends students who occupied building for pro-Palestinian ‘die-in’
The university did not specify whether the suspensions affected protesters or counter-protesters
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Elizabeth Tsurkov spoke Hebrew in a video in which she claimed — apparently under coercion — to be a spy for the West
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Alan Hevesi, tarnished NYC pol who championed Holocaust restitution, dies at 83
The former city comptroller pressured banks to provide restitution before pleading guilty to unrelated corruption charges
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UK cabinet member Suella Braverman fired after saying police are more lenient with pro-Palestinian protesters
The firing positions Braverman, who is married to an Israeli-British man, as a conservative hero
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