The ‘godfather of human rights’ criticized Israeli ‘apartheid’ — now he’s calling out the left for making excuses for Hamas
An interview with Kenneth Roth, the former Executive Director of the Human Rights Watch and a fierce critic of Israel
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Fast Forward Wexner Foundation ends Harvard fellowships, citing school’s ‘failure’ to condemn Hamas
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Fast Forward Three dozen Harvard student organizations say Israel ‘is the only one to blame’
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Opinion Jewish identity was weaponized in Supreme Court case overturning affirmative action
The plaintiffs who successfully sued Harvard over affirmative action misrepresented the history of the institution's Jewish quotas
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Fast Forward The Supreme Court just hobbled affirmative action — and an antisemitic conspiracy theorist helped
Ron Unz's essay 'The Myth of American Meritocracy,' which makes dubious claims about Jews and college admissions, was cited in one successful complaint
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