As both sides dig in their heels, an end to the crisis that has been rattling the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign over the hiring and subsequent de-hiring of a Palestinian American professor seems further away than ever. Steven G. Salaita, whose job offer was rescinded after he posted vitriolic anti-Israel tweets during the recent…
Officials from the University of Illinois publicly defended their decision to revoke a job offer to a scholar who had harshly criticized Israel on Twitter. Chancellor Phyllis Wise issued a statement on Friday explaining why the university had decided not to move forward with the hiring of Steven Salaita. On the same day, the president…
Rabbi Daniel Moscowitz, the lead Chabad emissary to Illinois, died suddenly at age 59. Moscowitz was in a Chicago hospital for a routine surgical procedure on Tuesday when he suddenly died, according to news reports. Born on the north side of Chicago, Moscowitz has led Chabad of Illinois since 1977, according to CrownHeights.info. He expanded…
There are few Jews living in Illinois’s 8th Congressional District. But Israel and the proposed two-state solution to its conflict with the Palestinians are front and center in the heated congressional race there. To the surprise of many, the race between incumbent Republican Joe Walsh and Democrat Tammy Duckworth has become a battleground for supporters…
UPDATED: Congressman Mark Kirk’s pollster is calling a poll commissioned by the liberal Daily Kos blog flawed. The poll of the district with a large bloc of Jewish voters north of Chicago showed Kirk, A Republican, leading Democrat Dan Seals 44 percent to 38 percent among 400 voters surveyed. The poll had a 5 percent…
It turns out that Jay Footlik, the former Clinton aide running for Congress in the 10th district of Illinois, will have a primary opponent. Dan Seals, who nearly upset U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk in last year’s election, announced today that he will run again. Meanwhile, Josh Kraushaar of the Politico has a post up about…
Jay Footlik announced he is running for Congress against Republican incumbent Mark Kirk in the 10th district on Illinois. A Special Assistant in the Clinton White House, Footlik served as the president’s liaison to the American Jewish community. In 2004, he served in the Lieberman campaign and then as an advisor to Kerry/Edwards. Footlik would…
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