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By Andrew Lapin (JTA) — When universities issued statements about Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks and the war in Gaza last year, many led to intense blowback, donor revolts and — in some cases — high-profile leaders resigning. No statement, it … Read More
By Jackie Hajdenberg (JTA) — 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, … Read More
By Andrew Lapin (JTA) – A series of Jewish professors across the country have faced lawsuits, termination and suspension after making pro-Israel remarks that administrators say crossed the line into threatening speech. Faculty members at New York University, the University … Read More
By Luke Tress (New York Jewish Week) – In mid-September, a group of Israeli activists projected a message in all capital letters onto the headquarters of the United Nations reading, “Don’t believe crime minister Netanyahu.” About a month later, the … Read More
By Philissa Cramer (JTA) — The image started circulating almost as soon as the Israeli government finished voting to approve a divisive piece of legislation this week. “Shisha B’Av,” it said in white Hebrew letters against a black background – … Read More
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — For months earlier this year, mainstream American Jewish groups waffled on how much to weigh in on Israel’s internal political debates, something many had studiously avoided in the past. But that felt like a … Read More
By Ben Sales (JTA) — A major highway was blocked until 1 a.m., protesters were hosed down and arrested, I sraelis woke up to see their newspapers shrouded in black, doctors are on strike and the shekel lost value — … Read More
By Matt Golden Director, Jewish Community Relations Council Like many of you, we watched yesterday’s (July 24) Knesset vote in Israel very closely. When it was over, many of us were deeply troubled. Our good friend and former Federation head, … Read More
By Ben Sales JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s government has passed a law restricting the Supreme Court’s ability to strike down laws, the first piece of a proposed overhaul of the country’s judiciary that has led to massive street protests and … Read More
By Ron Kampeas (JTA) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he would postpone a vote on far-reaching reforms to the judiciary and engage in dialogue with the opposition, yielding to calls from hundreds of thousands of protesters as well … Read More
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