MIT disciplines student commencement speaker who condemned school’s ties to Israel as ‘complicit in genocide’
Megha Vemuri was at least the third student commencement speaker at an elite school to condemn Israel this year.
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Elise Stefanik says Harvard pro-Palestinian activist should lose federally-funded scholarship
Stefanik also called on the foundation to rescind the scholarship of a Harvard student who she said was “pro-Hamas.”
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‘Humans of New York’ features a Jewish anti-Zionist member of Neturei Karta. The comments section erupts.
Jewish commenters criticized the popular social media account for platforming a fringe group.
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Israeli embassy staffers shooting or Capital Jewish Museum murders? To some, a few words can make a big difference.
The discourse around the murders of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim has reflected debates over antisemitism and anti-Zionism.
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Trump appoints Paul Ingrassia, staffer linked to Nick Fuentes and Andrew Tate, to senior federal watchdog role
Paul Ingrassia has also criticized U.S. support for Israel after Oct. 7.
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Israel announces biggest West Bank settlement expansion in decades
The decision comes during a period of bloodshed in the West Bank
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Northern Ireland’s lone, beleaguered synagogue aims to stave off decline by engaging Christian neighbors
But steep pro-Palestinian sentiment, an aging population and the departure of the spiritual leader are all challenges
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Judge blocks Trump bid to bar Harvard from admitting international students over antisemitism concerns
The order, which would have also affected Jewish and Israeli students, came as the school celebrated commencement
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In Jerusalem and DC, Messianic and Episcopal communities mourn Capital Jewish Museum shooting victims as their own
Inside the evolving faith lives of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, who had attended an Episcopal church in the months before they were gunned down last week
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Israeli baby born after pregnant mother was killed in terror attack dies of his wounds
The baby’s mother, Tzeela Gez, had been en route to deliver him when she was killed in the shooting attack
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A Chicago cinema canceled a pro-Israel movie screening, relented — then canceled again
“I’m extremely let down and exhausted,” said the rapper and filmmaker behind the movie, Kosha Dillz
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