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Trump is threatening Harvard’s tax-exempt status
Harvard University has filed a lawsuit in the US Supreme Court against the US government over its demands for changes in its hiring, admissions and other policies. “While some of the demands outlined by the government are aimed at combating antisemitism, the majority represent direct governmental regulations of the ‘intellectual conditions’ at Harvard,” it said.
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A Palestine activist who helped lead Columbia University protests has been arrested
The White House on Tuesday said the decision to arrest Palestinian-American student Mahmoud Khalil at Columbia University for participating in a protest fell in line with US President Donald Trump’s recent executive order aimed at cracking down on antisemitism on US campuses. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the decision fell in line with…
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Republicans think war in Gaza will open an opening with Jewish voters
A group that supports Israel is investing $15-million in the 2024 US presidential election to “save Israel and keep it away from antisemitism”, 404 media reported. The campaign, ‘Building America’s future’, is targeting undecided voters in swing states. It is highlighting support of President Donald Trump for the Abraham Accords which seeks to improve relations…
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There has been a surge of antisemitic activity since the October 7 attacks on Israel
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has urged the US to pass anti-Semitism awareness legislation. “No place on any campus…is for threats or hate speech, or antisemitism of any kind,” he added. “Hate never goes away. We’re aware that hate never goes away,” Biden further said. The bill was introduced in 2016 and passed the US…
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The Anti-Semitic Awareness Act needs to be stopped
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered at US’ Kent State University on Saturday to protest against Israel’s offensive in Gaza. The war in Gaza happened 54 years ago when a similar campus demonstration ended in four student deaths. “Israel’s planned incursion into the southern city of Rafah, and the larger problem of antisemitism on campus are…
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The bill aimed to combat antisemitism was passed by the House
US House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday to address reports of rising antisemitism on college campuses. The bill seeks to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism for enforcement of federal anti-discrimination laws regarding education programmes. “Right now, without…clear definition of antisemitism, Department of Education and college administrators are having trouble…
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The lawsuit by Musk will have a chilling effect
Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter to defend his firm’s ‘Truth and Power of Nature’ campaign against antisemitism, racism, and white supremacy. “You have said the actual truth,” he wrote in response to a user who called Jews “racist Jews”. Earlier, Musk had replied to a user who said Jews hate white people, and…
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Linda Yaccarino is the one who stays the course
After a right-wing group posted “Christ is King” on Facebook, Israeli-American author and activist Ben Shapiro said, “I don’t want to diminish antisemitism…I do want to focus on the people who are most prominent on the right.” “I think that anti-Zionism and antisemitism are not the same thing, and that the left is not genocidal…
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Is it possible that Musk just signed X’s death warrant?
IBM had removed its advertising from X, which was formerly a social networking site, after CEO Ginni Rometty agreed with posts that promoted antisemitism and white pride. Apple has also pulled its advertising from X. This comes after a report claimed major companies, including Apple, Amazon and Oracle, had advertisements showing up alongside antisemitic posts…
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The Education Department has opened school probes
The US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has opened inquiries into six universities, including Columbia, Cooper Union and Cornell in New York, after receiving complaints of antisemitic and anti-Muslim harassment at the universities. Three Jewish students sued New York University this week over what they said was a hostile environment that had allowed…
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There is an opinion about anti-Zionism and antisemitism
In her book “Antisemitism and Racism in the US: The Myth, the Reality, and the Myth”, historian Naomi Klein wrote, “I’ve always said that there is no such thing as anti-Zionism…There is no such thing as anti-Semitism.” Klein, who holds a PhD from Harvard, also said, “Anti-Zionist narratives say that Jews are more powerful, richer,…
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His posts on social media got him in trouble.
Rapper Ye has been accused of racism and antisemitism after he posted pictures from his fashion show and social media posts. Ye tweeted that he would soon go “death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE”. The rapper has been accused of racism and antisemitism in recent days after his fashion show and social media posts.
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Liz Cheney is hitting the trail for Democrats.
US Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney said, “People coming together to say we think in democracy. And a real rejection of the toxicity, and hate, and vitriol, and of Donald Trump.” Cheney, who lost to Democratic candidate Adam Kinzinger in August, added, “We know from history that it’s impossible to tolerate hate speech or antisemitism. There…
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Nike has suspended its relationship with Irving.
Adidas has terminated its partnership with rapper Kanye West after he made anti-Semitic remarks on a documentary. In a statement, Adidas said it “does not tolerate antisemitism and any other sort of hate speech” and said his recent comments were “unacceptable, hateful and dangerous”. It added that they violated its “values of diversity and inclusion,…