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Daily Briefing:TRUMP QUICK TO TACKLE ANTISEMITISM

Anti-Israel Pro-Palestine protest (53588603698).jpg - Wikimedia Commons
Anti-Israel Pro-Palestine protest (53588603698).jpg - Wikimedia Commons

‘Columbia Should Be More Worried than I Am,’ Many Thinking of Transferring, Jewish Student Says:  Vita Fellig, JNS, Mar. 6, 2025 —  As Barnard College sought to de-escalate a protest on Wednesday afternoon, in which dozens of anti-Israel demonstrators—many wearing keffiyehs—stormed its library, the school received a specific bomb threat targeting the Milstein Center for Teaching and Learning.

York University Student President Urged to Resign Over ‘Deeply Concerning’ Support for Hamas:  Ari David Blaff, National Post, Feb. 26, 2025 – “Lived a hero and died a hero,” York University student Somar Abuaziza wrote on Instagram following the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar last October.

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Opinion: President Trump Leading on Antisemitism Response:  Nathan Diament, Deseret News, Mar. 5, 2025

Trump’s Antisemitism Order Leaves Many Questions Unanswered:  Jessica Blake, Inside Higher Education, Feb. 4, 2025
 Systemic Antisemitism: Columbia University Jewish Community Urges Policies on Campus Antisemitism:  Dion J. Pierre, Algemeiner, Feb. 4, 2025
Georgetown’s Daughter of Hamas:  David M. Litman, National Review, Feb. 13, 2025

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Columbia University Promises to Address Trump’s Concerns After $400 Million Pulled:  Jerusalem Post, Mar. 8, 2025 —  Columbia University’s interim president said the school is working to address the “legitimate concerns” of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration after $400 million of federal government grants and contracts to the university were canceled over allegations of antisemitism on campus.

Ice Arrests Palestinian Activist Who Helped Lead Columbia Protests, Lawyer Says:  Guardian staff and agency, Guardian, Mar. 5, 2025 —  A prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University’s student encampment movement was arrested on Saturday night by federal immigration authorities who claimed they were acting on a state department order to revoke his green card, according to his attorney.

Columbia Responds to Trump Administration Cutting $400M in Federal Funding:  Noorulain Khawaja, Spectrum News, Mar. 8, 2025 — Columbia University officials are responding to the Trump administration’s Friday announcement that it’s looking to cancel $400 million of federal grants and contracts to the school.

As a Columbia Alum, I Support President Trump’s Move to Pull Federal Funds:  Aarti Singh, Fox News, Mar. 9, 2025 —  President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel $400 million in federal grants from Columbia University for its culture of antisemitism should be a moment of self-reflection for leftists and liberals worldwide.

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