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George Washington University suspends Jewish Voice for Peace chapter as colleges prepare for resurgence of Israel protests
The university also suspended its Students for Justice in Palestine chapter
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Politics DNC’s second night features 5 Jewish speakers, condemnation of antisemitism — and few mentions of Israel
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New UC policies ban encampments and, to some extent, masked protesting
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Politics Doug Emhoff doesn’t say ‘Israel’ — and barely references antisemitism — at the DNC Tuesday night
But he credited Kamala Harris for helping him to deepen his own faith
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Politics ‘First Mensch’ Doug Emhoff thrills Jews at DNC
"I can’t wait to see him help her light the Shabbat candles,” says a delegate from Long Island
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Politics Rabbi Sharon Brous delivers DNC 2nd night invocation: Israelis and Palestinians deserve peace
"We have gathered together this week to craft a redemption story for America," Rabbi Sharon Brous said
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Shaq recorded a video in Hebrew for Israeli kids whose relatives were killed or captured on Oct. 7
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Oregon man charged with making antisemitic bomb threats against Jewish hospitals in 2021
At least one of the threats resulted in a partial lockdown of a hospital on Long Island
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Germany court upholds conviction of 99-year-old former Nazi concentration camp secretary
Irmgard Furchner had appealed her 2022 conviction of being accessory to more than 10,000 murders at the Stutthof camp
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