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Fast Forward Students for Justice in Palestine suspended at George Washington University, adding to a growing trend
The suspension follows the group’s projections of anti-Israel messages on the side of a campus library
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Fast Forward Meeting a deadline, Education Department briefs Jewish groups on new efforts to combat campus antisemitism
Attendees were divided over just how aggressively the education department should prioritize antisemitism concerns
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Fast Forward Jewish students assaulted and Hillel targeted at Ohio State, prompting state to beef up police presence
Two Jewish students were punched in an apparent hate crime, while other students stole Israel flags from the campus Hillel
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Fast Forward MIT partially suspends students who occupied building for pro-Palestinian ‘die-in’
The university did not specify whether the suspensions affected protesters or counter-protesters
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Fast Forward Columbia suspends Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish anti-Zionist group citing ‘threatening rhetoric’
A university official accused SJP and another club, Jewish Voice for Peace, of violating school policies
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Fast Forward Gunshots at Montreal Jewish schools as McGill U braces for a pro-Palestinian rally advertised with images of broken glass
The gunshots were fired in the early hours of Thursday morning when the schools were empty
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Fast Forward Top official says White House antisemitism strategy is ‘under pressure’ due to Israel-Hamas war
"We continue to see an alarming trend of antisemitic threats and attacks targeting Jewish communities across the country," White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters
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Fast Forward Orthodox Union pitching ads condemning antisemitism to more than 20 campus newspapers
The ad has so far been accepted for publication in five papers
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