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Special Report Behind CUNY graduation speech furor, a university divided over Zionism
Fatima Mousa Mohammed’s fiery graduation address is the latest chapter in a complicated story about Zionism, antisemitism and free speech at one of New York City's most important universities
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Fast Forward Jewish students say anti-Zionist professor created hostile environment
A psychology professor at George Washington University allegedly dismissed concerns that her hostile anti-Zionism was antisemitic, and retaliated against Jewish students who complained
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Israel News Natalie Portman Has Snubbed Israel. Why Aren’t Pro-Israel Groups Snubbing Her?
American pro-Israel organizations normally hew to the Israeli government’s line on controversial issues. But after Natalie Portman announced last week that she would not travel to Israel to accept the Genesis Prize because of her opposition to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli government reacted with fury — while their American allies did not…
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Fast Forward Cafe Honoring Palestinian Terrorist Drops Lawsuit Against Jewish Protesters
A California baker whose bakery features a mural honoring a convicted Palestinian terrorist has dropped a lawsuit targeting Jewish protesters who organized anti-terror vigils outside the establishment. Reem’s, a bakery in Oakland, opened this summer with decorations including a full-wall mural depicting Rasmeah Odeh, who was convicted in Israel in 1970 for her involvement in…
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News JVP Plan To Feature Convicted Terrorist As Speaker Upended By Deportation Agreement
Jewish Voice for Peace, a group already controversial among establishment Jews for its support of an Israel boycott, attracted extra attention this month thanks to a featured speaker at its upcoming biennial conference here. Rasmea Odeh, who was convicted in 1970 for a 1969 bombing at a Jerusalem supermarket that left two dead, was scheduled…
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Fast Forward Groups Quarrel Over Memorial Service At Jewish Voice For Peace Conference
(JTA) — Two Israel advocacy groups faced off, when a pro-BDS group denied the request of an anti-BDS group to hold a memorial service at a conference it had organized. Jewish Voice for Peace, which is organizing the confab, said however that it had already planned its own general memorial event. The Israel advocacy group StandWithUs had asked…
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Israel News Why This Jewish Terror Victim Wanted a Palestinian Tattoo Artist to Heal Her Scars
Six years ago, Kay Wilson was nearly stabbed to death by two Palestinians in the forest outside Jerusalem. Now a pro-Israel activist, she is marking her survival with a tattoo by a Palestinian artist. Wilson was tattooed by Wissam Razzouk, owner of the legendary Razzouk Ink in Jerusalem’s Old City as part of a new…
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