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Fast Forward In a rarity, Cornell pro-Palestinian encampment disbands with neither arrests nor deal
Students with the pro-Palestinian protests said they were continuing to negotiate with the university
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Fast Forward Colleges take down encampments — with cops or concessions
Harvard’s encampment ended with an agreement, but others have ended with arrests
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Fast Forward Many Jewish students say pro-Palestinian encampments make them feel less safe, Hillel survey finds
Nearly three-quarters of Jewish students whose schools had encampments want their administrations to take action to end them
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Fast Forward Critics say poster depicting Harvard’s Jewish president as a devil was antisemitic
Pro-Palestinian group removes the sign from encampment
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Fast Forward Students walk out as Jerry Seinfeld, a recent Israel advocate, delivers Duke commencement address
Seinfeld has drawn protests since visiting Israel and meeting with hostage families in December
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News Despite deep divides over Gaza, a Jewish leader seeks allies in defense of democracy
Amy Spitalnick, CEO of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, says extremists on both sides are trying to drive wedges between Jews and their allies
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Fast Forward MIT clears encampment, arrests 10 students
As spring semester ends, the Israel-Gaza war continues to reverberate on US campuses
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Fast Forward After making deals with protesters, universities are granting hearings on Israel divestment
Over the past week, several colleges have convinced their encampments to pack up peacefully in exchange for some form of public debate or review of divestment
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Opinion The Gaza War is neither a genocide nor a mission — it’s Revisionist Zionism in action
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Yiddish ווי אַזוי האָט אויסגעזען דאָס לעבן אין דעטראָיטס אַמאָליקן ייִדישן קוואַרטאַל?What was life like in Detroit’s old Jewish quarter?
אַ נײַע אויסשטעלונג פֿון „הייסטינגס סטריט“ נעמט אַרײַן טשיקאַווע חפֿצים, ווי באַנקעס פֿונעם עפֿנטלעכן שוויצבאָד
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Fast Forward Yael Dayan, Israeli writer, politician, peace activist and general’s daughter, dies at 85
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Opinion Trying to arrest Netanyahu could actually make him more powerful