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The American Jewish Committee has come out firmly against Trump’s funding freezes
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Fast Forward Cornell pro-Palestinian student leader opts to leave US, as Columbia ‘self-deportee’ makes her case to return
Momodou Taal praised the “student intifada,” derided concerns for the safety of Zionist students and called on his supporters to “escalate for Palestine"
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Fast Forward Cornell’s new Jewish president says he is ‘very comfortable with where Cornell is currently’
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Fast Forward Pro-Israel watchdog takes credit after Cornell pro-Palestinian activist is told to surrender to ICE
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Fast Forward Citing Jewish group’s targeting, Cornell grad student files suit against deportations of pro-Palestinian activists
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The Ivy League school’s president shares his concerns about a course on Israel and Palestine, as schools everywhere prepare for pushback from the government
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