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Fast Forward Increasingly, pro-Palestinians protesters are organizing sit-ins, die-ins and walkouts
In recent weeks they have intentionally embraced disruptive tactics in both public and private spaces
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Fast Forward Department of Education opens new investigations of antisemitism and Islamophobia at schools in the wake of Oct. 7
Three of the colleges on the list have made headlines because of antisemitic incidents since Oct. 7
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Fast Forward USC professor barred from campus is teaching remotely following dispute with pro-Palestinian protestors
John Strauss, a tenured economics professor, claims his comments have been misconstrued
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News Jewish alums donate $1 ‘and no more’ to Harvard to press for robust response to antisemitism
A new Jewish alumni group says 'a campus culture has developed in which Jews feel unsafe'
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Fast Forward NYU announces antisemitism research center as Jewish students file discrimination suit
The university said a recent “seven-figure donation” will fund the academic center, without elaborating
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News Jeff Tweedy’s son became a ‘pariah’ on his college campus after speaking up for Israel
“As long as you’re not willing to call for the destruction of the State of Israel… you’re in for some trouble as a Jewish young person or college student,” said the son of the Wilco songwriter
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Fast Forward Suspended at Columbia, pro-Palestinian protesters fill streets outside campus gates
About 200 hundred protesters chanted on Broadway from 115th to 116th streets in an authorized protest
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Opinion How the war has (and hasn’t) upended cancel culture
A review of the recent history of debate over open debate about Israel
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Opinion This is the most disorienting Rosh Hashanah in memory
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Culture How my odious cousin Roy Cohn was responsible for creating Donald Trump — and me
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Fast Forward Was the viral Ta-Nehisi Coates interview a hit piece or fair play? A journalism ethics expert weighs in.
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Fast Forward All the Jewish NHL players to watch in the 2024-2025 season
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Opinion A two-state solution may seem like a distant dream. Here’s why it shouldn’t be
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Opinion I’m a Holocaust survivor. Here’s why I celebrated my 80th birthday protesting at an Israeli prison
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