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  Edward Said tried to erase Jews. So do the pro-Palestinian Columbia protesters citing his legacy

  I studied at Columbia with Said. His anti-colonial philosophy depended in part on pretending Palestinians were the real Jews

  By William Kolbrener

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  Not just Columbia: The center of campus resistance is in Israel

  Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, a Palestinian-Israeli professor at Hebrew University, is on her way to becoming the face of university protesters worldwide

  By David Theo Goldberg Apr 22, 2024 | 4 min read
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  Passover in wartime: As freed Hebrew slaves, we must always protect the oppressed

  An IDF reservist reflects on the complexity of operations that can be both justified and unjust

  By Naftali Oppenheimer and Chana Kupetz Apr 19, 2024 | 3 min read

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