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Wednesday, March 6th 2024 / Tuesday, March 5th 2024
Andrew Lappin JTA, Jan. 31, 2024 “Anyone who believes that this is a way to have a violent approach to the freedom of Palestinians, that’s not what we’re calling for, not chanting for. But everyone has the right to interpret things on their own.” A suburban Minneapolis school district is facing a federal investigation for Islamophobic […]
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Michael Oren Clarity with Michael Oren, Mar. 5, 2024 “How would the long-held Soviet dream of instilling doubt, divisiveness, and self-loathing in American society be posthumously realized?” “I think it’s fair to say that I am not a Zionist.” So proclaimed the renowned professor of Modern Arab History before a class of Princeton University undergraduates. […]
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Thursday, February 15th 2024 / Thursday, February 15th 2024
COLUMBIA’S TURN House Committee to Investigate Columbia’s ‘Inadequate Response’ to Campus Antisemitism: Cathryn J. Prince, Times of Israel, Feb. 12, 2024 — Columbia University’s handling of antisemitism is now the subject of an official Congressional committee investigation. What Happens When You Teach at Columbia and Reject Hamas: Shai Davidai and Yardenne Greenspan, Tablet, Feb. 13, 2024 Columbia University’s […]
Thursday, February 15th 2024
Rebecca Massel Rolling Stone, Nov. 22, 2023 “So you must know a lot about settler colonialism. How do you feel about that?” THE TOPIC WAS justice and righteousness. I was sitting in my Contemporary Civilization class at Columbia University last month debating free will, when I received an email with the subject line “You are disgusting.” “I hope […]
Sheila Nazarian, Jerusalem Post, Feb. 12, 2024 “How is it possible that Nazi-style propaganda hangs in libraries and the administration refuses to intervene?” The congressional hearing at which the presidents of elite universities testified that calls for the genocide of Jews were dependent on context has become infamous. The list of grievances surrounding that notorious hearing is […]
Jonathan Barth Real Clear Education, Feb. 12, 2024 “… many faculty have their noses in the air, oblivious or unruffled by the reasons for their diminishing credibility.” University presidents have been in the limelight in recent months, more than at any other time in living memory. The additional scrutiny is amply warranted. They occupy powerful […]
Shai Davidai and Yardenne Greenspan Tablet, Feb. 13, 2024 “It took us a while to understand it, but once we did everything started making sense: Our friends did not have a problem with our politics, they had a problem with our identity.” Speaking up against Hamas’ crimes against humanity and against the student organizations that […]
Thursday, February 8th 2024
Lenny Ben-David Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Dec. 21, 2023 “What started in Doha is growing into a global campaign and students there are now looking to make connections to student activists in the United States.” Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser has emerged as one of the most influential people in Qatar. The […]
Thursday, February 1st 2024 / Thursday, February 1st 2024
SINGLING OUT THE ISRAEL-HAMAS CONFLICT WATCH: Victor Davis Hanson: An American’s Case for Israel | Robinson’s Podcast #191: Robinson Erhardt, YouTube, Jan. 22, 2024 — … In this episode, which is the second in an installment of three considering different perspectives on the Israel-Palestine conflict, Robinson and Victor discuss his appraisal of the situation as a military historian, some […]
Thursday, February 1st 2024
Ruth R. Wisse Commentary Magazine, February 2024 “Where anti-Semitism and views that are profoundly anti-Israeli have traditionally been the primary preserve of poorly educated right-wing populists, profoundly anti-Israel views are increasingly finding support in progressive intellectual communities.” Forgive me for quoting myself, but there’s no other way to begin: “History rarely issues us a red […]
Liel Leibovitz City Journal, Jan. 30, 2024 “As long as the DEI machinery continues to hum, it will offer preposterous courses, exclude groups it finds undesirable, excommunicate its foes, and expunge all but the beliefs it champions.” If you’ve ever watched a monster movie, you know the scene. The triumphant heroes walk away, the […]
Caroline Downey National Review, Jan. 31, 2024 “The previous selection process was conducted in record time,” Pollak said of Gay’s selection. “It appears, though, the important questions were not asked. This time around, we will be asking all the uncomfortable questions. Is this the most qualified candidate? Is this candidate’s publication record high quality enough?” […]
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