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Fast Forward Mayor of Portland, Maine, says he regrets voting to divest from Israel
The city also said it had no actual financial stakes in the companies it voted to divest from
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Fast Forward Some universities agreed to consider divesting from Israel — but aren’t giving protesters what they wanted
Still, Jewish leaders are skittish as a divestment vote nears at Brown University
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Fast Forward Portland, Maine, City Council unanimously votes to divest from companies that do business with Israel
The mayor supported the resolution. The local Jewish federation strongly opposed it
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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 Colleges take down encampments — with cops or concessions
Harvard’s encampment ended with an agreement, but others have ended with arrests
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Fast Forward MIT clears encampment, arrests 10 students
As spring semester ends, the Israel-Gaza war continues to reverberate on US campuses
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Fast Forward San Francisco State University president negotiates with tent camp leaders over Israel investments
S.F. State's president meets with leaders of the school’s pro-Palestinian encampment to discuss their demands over divestment from Israel
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