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News European students are calling on their colleges to divest from Israel. In many cases, they’re winning.
European students have been far more successful than the U.S. activists from whom they drew inspiration
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Fast Forward After 48 hours, protesters at Columbia dismantle encampment — but promise more ‘attacks’ on the university
New York City police are investigating property damage related to the short-lived encampment
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Fast Forward Protesters rebuild pro-Palestinian encampment at Columbia during class reunions
Protesters wrote 'We're back bitches' on one of the signs displayed at the encampment
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Fast Forward Despite string of pro-Palestinian statements, CUNY faculty union rejects Israel boycott
he Professional Staff Congress’ delegate assembly rejected a wide-ranging anti-Israel measure by a vote of 117 to 40
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Fast Forward While receiving an award at Yeshiva University commencement, John Fetterman disavows his alma mater, Harvard
The senator said he was 'profoundly disappointed' by 'Harvard’s inability to stand up for the Jewish community after Oct. 7'
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Fast Forward Arrest made in pro-Israel violence at UCLA encampment
Edan On, 18, is first pro-Israel protester charged for encampment protests
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News ‘Somebody’s listening’: Jewish Columbia student leverages social media to help refugees flee Gaza
Makayla Gubbay, who has helped raise about $100,000 for Palestinians to leave Gaza, said she feels connected to the Middle East — but not to Israel
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Fast Forward Harvard says it will no longer take stances on many issues, 8 months after stoking tensions with Israel-Gaza statements
“Harvard isn’t a government. It shouldn’t have a foreign policy or a domestic policy,” said the co-chair of a task force that recommended the policy
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