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Jewish professor says Muhlenberg College fired her over pro-Palestinian social media posts

September 27, 2024October 3, 2024Sara Wood

A major organizing body for university faculty is pressuring Muhlenberg College to explain its firing of a tenured Jewish anti-Zionist professor for “bias-related conduct” over an Instagram post that encouraged “shaming Zionists.” The Pennsylvania liberal arts college’s decision to fire Maura Finkelstein, which it has not acknowledged publicly, came after months of scrutiny surrounding her […]

Netanyahu vows in UN speech to fight on in Lebanon and Gaza, as Israel strikes Hezbollah HQ in Beirut

September 27, 2024October 3, 2024Sara Wood

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to keep fighting in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon until his war objectives were reached and warned that “there is no place in Iran that the long arm of Israel cannot reach.” Netanyahu’s speech Friday at the United Nations General Assembly opening came as Israel hit a key Hezbollah […]

Laura Loomer, Jewish activist who flew on Trump’s plane, says her ties to antisemites shouldn’t count against her

September 26, 2024October 3, 2024Sara Wood

WASHINGTON — Laura Loomer, the far-right Jewish activist who has grown close to Donald Trump, portrays herself as a courageous voice willing to speak out against those who wish harm to the Jewish people. She has also, in recent years, been embraced by some of the most prominent figures accused of antisemitism, from the rapper […]

Trump ally says he did not intend Nazi symbolism by selling pillows for $14.88

September 26, 2024October 3, 2024Sara Wood

Mike Lindell, the outspoken Donald Trump ally and CEO of MyPillow, says he did not know the number $14.88 was a neo-Nazi symbol when he advertised it as the new price of one of his products. Customers who visit the pillow company’s website can purchase the “Classic Collection” for $14.88, a price MyPillow advertised on […]

Brandeis President Ron Liebowitz resigns after no-confidence vote that cited budget crisis and Gaza protests

September 25, 2024October 4, 2024Sara Wood

Brandeis University President Ronald Liebowitz announced his resignation Wednesday morning after he lost a vote of no confidence from faculty. Liebowitz’s resignation, which takes effect Nov. 1, comes amid steep financial challenges for the historically Jewish university. Brandeis announced in May that it would lay off 60 employees and restructure several programs to cut costs. […]

Some universities agreed to consider divesting from Israel — but aren’t giving protesters what they wanted

September 24, 2024October 4, 2024Sara Wood

One day before its meeting earlier this month, the University of Washington Board of Regents postponed a highly consequential item that was on its agenda: a vote related to an Israel divestment proposal. But if the public university in Seattle hoped to curb disruptions at the meeting, it didn’t work. Protesters, many of them motivated […]

LAPD admits it was unprepared for Sunday’s violent protest outside LA synagogue

June 6, 2024October 1, 2024Sara Wood

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass said she has taken steps to explore banning masks at protests but doubted the legality of such a ban. LOS ANGELES (JEWISH REVIEW) — Facing criticism over the police response to violence outside a Los Angeles synagogue, an LAPD official said the department erred in how it handled the protest and […]

Inspired by Columbia example, pro-Palestinian encampments spring up at colleges nationwide

April 22, 2024April 23, 2024Sara Wood

((JEWISH REVIEW)) – A pro-Palestinian protest at Yale University allegedly turned violent with dozens of arrests. The University of Southern California canceled all its planned commencement speakers. Encampments have sprung up at campuses from Boston to Ann Arbor and Chapel Hill. It’s not just Columbia: The unrest that has overtaken the Ivy League university in […]

House overwhelmingly passes Israel aid, even as dissent grows in both parties

April 22, 2024April 23, 2024Sara Wood

WASHINGTON ((JEWISH REVIEW)) — After months of debate, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved emergency defense assistance for Israel and humanitarian aid to Gaza on Saturday — but with a vote that demonstrated an erosion in the body’s once near-unanimous support for Israel aid. The House approved the $26 billion Israel-Gaza bill on Saturday […]

‘I’m ready to leave this campus’: Jewish students at Columbia feel discomfort and isolation following Thursday’s unrest

April 19, 2024April 20, 2024Sara Wood

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — Yakira Galler, a first-year student at Barnard College, has had trouble sleeping. Galler has an apartment that looks out onto Broadway, which divides Columbia University’s campus from Barnard, its women’s college. Each night this week, she has heard crowds of protesters banging pots and pans, chanting “Intifada, revolution” and calling for the […]