New York School District Distributes State Exam Prep Branding Zionism ‘Extreme Nationalism,’ Accuses Israel of ‘Terrorism’

A New York school district distributed a study guide for a state-issued exam that described Zionism as "extreme nationalism" and accused Israel of "terrorism." A state official denied involvement in creating or dispersing the document, but didn’t explain how the exam handles historical issues surrounding the Jewish state.

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Harvard Hires ‘Counter-Zionist’ Professor in Effort To Fight ‘Anti-Israeli Bias’ in Classrooms

Harvard Divinity School (HDS) appointed Shaul Magid, a leftist Jewish philosopher who describes himself as a "counter-Zionist," to a new position the university says it created as a way to combat "anti-Israeli bias."

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Israeli Embassy Terrorist Promoted 'Anti-Zionist' Jewish Voice for Peace

The terrorist who gunned down a young couple in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday previously promoted a radical anti-Zionist group that claims to represent "peaceful" American Jews.

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WATCH: MSNBC Host Says Anti-Israel Student Protesters Are ‘Advocating for Peace.' Roll the Tape.

MSNBC host Ayman Mohyeldin said anti-Israel student activists, who have threatened and accosted Israelis, stormed university buildings, and caused millions of dollars in damage, are "advocating for peace." Mohyeldin said the Trump administration’s "abduction" of foreign students "is being done on the false premise that their speech is both a threat to American foreign policy, […]

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Northwestern Tells JVP: Change Your Constitution or Risk Discipline Under New Anti-Discrimination Policy

Northwestern University warned its Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) chapter that its constitution, which bars Zionist Jews from joining, violates the school’s new anti-discrimination policy, the Washington Free Beacon has learned.

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Finding Solace and Strength in Israel

I got to know Douglas Murray in the worst week in modern Jewish memory. Hearing him speak was, without question, the best moment in that week, a bright beacon in dark days.

I had been scheduled to speak in October 2023 in a London synagogue, at an event about my recent book. Following the horror of the 7th, with more terrible revelations emerging every day, it was decided to transform the event into a reflection on what had occurred. Douglas was the first asked to speak. Over 10 minutes of astonishing eloquence—in a speech that has been viewed over a million times on YouTube—Douglas told the British Jews assembled in the sanctuary that they were not alone and that there were many around the world who stood with the Jewish people against the barbarians. I will never forget his final words.

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REVIEW: ‘The Brutalist’

The most impressive film of 2024, up for 10 Oscars this weekend, is The Brutalist. It is an extraordinary achievement—nearly three-and-a-half hours and never less than gripping, beautifully rendered dialogue, stunning cinematography and music, all in support of a re-creation of post-World War II America, striking in its specificity and level of detail. It is an epic vision of America on a genuinely grand scale.

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Columbia Posts Security Guards Outside Jewish and Israel-Related Courses

Columbia University is posting security guards outside of Jewish studies courses a day after pro-Hamas students stormed an Israeli history class and targeted Jewish students with anti-Semitic flyers.

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Mayhem at Columbia: Pro-Hamas Students Storm Classroom, Target Jewish Students With Anti-Semitic Flyers on First Day of Spring Semester

Anti-Israel student activists unleashed mayhem at Columbia University on Tuesday afternoon, which marked the beginning of the spring semester. Several keffiyeh-clad student activists stormed an Israeli history class and passed out anti-Semitic flyers glorifying Hamas, depicting the Star of David being crushed, and promising violence. Others vandalized the campus and called on their followers to shut down the university.

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Harvard University Settles Lawsuit With Jewish Students Who Alleged ‘Severe and Pervasive’ Anti-Semitism On Campus

Harvard University settled a lawsuit Tuesday with a group of Jewish students who accused the school of failing to address "severe and pervasive" anti-Semitism on campus. The Ivy League school agreed to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism and issued guidance language on its non-discrimination policy, stating that students who target "Zionists" can face discipline.

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