‘Death to Israel’ scrawled on Northwestern University building during Passover

Jewish students at Northwestern University awoke on the second day of Passover to a scourge of red paint across several university buildings with messages including “death to Israel” and “intifada now.” In a message to the Hillel community, the chapter’s executive director denounced the vandalism and wrote that antisemitism and hate had no place at […]

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Pro-Israel groups called for Mohsen Mahdawi’s deportation. He was arrested at a citizenship interview.

When a Cornell University pro-Palestinian activist suing to stop his deportation cited the far-right pro-Israel group Betar in his lawsuit, the group rejoiced in its apparent impact — and said it had “reason to believe” that two other activists were “on the short list of those who will shortly be deported.” On Monday, ICE agents […]

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Trump administration can deport Mahmoud Khalil over antisemitism concerns, judge rules

Mahmoud Khalil, the Palestinian protest leader arrested by ICE at Columbia University, can be deported, a federal immigration judge ruled Friday. The ruling by Jamee Comans, a Louisiana immigration judge, is the most significant development in Khalil’s case since he was arrested in his apartment building almost exactly a month ago and accused by the […]

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27 Jewish groups file amicus brief expressing concern over detainment of Tufts student

A group of 27 Jewish organizations and synagogues have filed an amicus brief voicing their support for Rümeysa Öztürk, the detained Tufts University doctoral student, the latest in a string of Jewish voices objecting to her arrest. The brief calls antisemitism a “persistent scourge” and says that fighting it is “laudable,” but adds, “arresting, detaining, […]

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