President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office Friday evening that the administration was in “deep negotiation” with Hamas, adding that some of the remaining living Israeli hostages held in Gaza may have “recently died.” “We’re in very deep negotiation with Hamas. We said, let them all out right now, let them all out, […]
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After more than a year of strife over his handling of campus antisemitism, the Jewish president of Northwestern University says he is stepping down weeks before the start of the school’s fall semester. Michael Schill’s resignation announcement Thursday comes after the Trump administration has frozen nearly $800 million in federal grants to the private Evanston, […]
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Time is nearly running out for California lawmakers to pass a signature bill aimed at curbing antisemitism in K-12 education. If AB 715 becomes law, it will mark the first time a state creates an antisemitism watchdog for public schools, potentially setting a template for others. The bill is also a major test case for […]
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A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration had illegally frozen more than $2.6 billion in federal funding to Harvard University over claims of antisemitism. In her 84-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs wrote that the Trump administration had used allegations of antisemitism at top U.S. universities as a “smokescreen” for advancing its […]
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Dozens of Jewish studies scholars from across the world have kicked off the fall semester by sending an unusual letter to leaders of the University of Oregon, one with a stinging accusation. “Why don’t UO’s administrative leaders want UO students to learn about Jews?” the scholars wrote to Oregon’s president, provost and board of trustees […]
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A federal judge ordered the University of Pittsburgh to reinstate Students for Justice in Palestine after suspending its chapter earlier this year, saying that the school was unfairly restricting the group’s right to recruit students at the start of a new school year. The decision comes as the school year kicks off with multiple battles […]
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Six major Jewish organizations that have pushed to expand federal funding for synagogue security are urging Jewish institutions to apply again for the grants despite any concerns about the Trump administration and its terms for grantees. In an unusual joint statement, the groups say they are confident that receiving funds from the Nonprofit Security Grant […]
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Friday that he is “denying and revoking” the visas of Palestinian officials ahead of the United Nations General Assembly next month. The unprecedented move will prevent members of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority from attending the General Debate where several countries, including Australia, Canada, France and the […]
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The Boulder, Colorado chapter of Run For Their Lives, the Israeli hostage awareness event that was firebombed in June, will no longer publicize its demonstrations after weeks of continued threats, including from a local political candidate. “Participants are facing a level of harassment that makes it impossible to continue safely in public view,” Brandon Rattiner, […]
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A new poll found that half of U.S. voters — including 77% of Democrats — believe that Israel’s actions in Gaza constitute a genocide, in a finding that adds to mounting signals of deep public disapproval of Israel’s operations there. The poll, conducted by Quinnipiac between Aug. 21 and 25, also found that 60% of […]
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