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Culture PEN America cancels New Voices festival over author outrage at Gaza response
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Books Writers reject festival invite from PEN America over Gaza war response
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Books An elite literary journal imploded over an essay about the war — because it dared to humanize Israelis as well as Palestinians
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News No more hostage posters: Colleges rewrite rules on speech because of Israel-Hamas war
Lawsuits alleging antisemitism have prompted universities to change policies in unexpected ways
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