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News 100+ arrested in day of unrest and mass protest at Columbia U over Gaza and Israel
The mass demonstration at New York City’s Ivy League school and its aftermath represented an escalation after months of tensions over the war
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Fast Forward Barnard suspends Ilhan Omar’s daughter for anti-Israel protests
The NYPD arrested more than 100 pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University on Thursday after its president called their encampment a violation of university policies
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Antisemitism Notebook Why the ADL is struggling to find its campus footing
The Anti-Defamation League's new "report cards" scoring schools on antisemitism drew criticism from some of its partners
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Opinion The hearing with Columbia’s president was political farce
The Congressional hearing on antisemitism gave politicians sound bites and did not help protect Jewish students
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News Columbia’s president, at House hearing, says university could do more to fight antisemitism
Nemat Shafik also condemned “calls for the genocide of Jews"
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Fast Forward Rutgers University student governments vote overwhelmingly to divest from Israel
The student governments of two campuses also voted to push the university to end its partnership with Tel Aviv University
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Fast Forward Confidential letter shows Columbia professor who called Hamas attack ‘awesome’ is under investigation
But Columbia University's president didn't want to confirm the investigation during intense questioning over antisemitism at the college on Capitol Hill
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News What to know as Columbia U president Nemat Shafik testifies to Congress about antisemitism on her campus
The hearing follows an explosive one in December that ultimately cost two Ivy League university presidents their jobs
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Fast Forward USC cancels commencement speech from Muslim valedictorian after she shared link to anti-Israel website
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Fast Forward 2 House members lead the charge to oust the speaker. Both have been accused of trafficking in antisemitism.
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Opinion The head of the largest Christian Zionist organization is no friend to Israel — he wants an apocalypse there
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Opinion USC: Don’t blame Jews for canceling your valedictorian
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Looking Forward If we can find the afikoman, maybe we can talk across our divides about the war
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Fast Forward US sanctions far-right Israeli activist Bentzi Gopstein and 2 groups in latest round of West Bank penalties