Elsewhere: Pro-Palestinian campus bullies, from anti-Semite to Orthodox, no shuffleboard for Peres

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Pro-Palestinian campus bullies: With nearly 100 chapters in North America, the increasingly strident Students for Justice in Palestine intimidates pro-Israel Jewish undergrads and anyone else who disagrees with its agenda, writes Perry Chiaramonte. (Fox News)

From anti-Semite to Orthodox: Since discovering he was Jewish, the one-time Jew-baiting Hungarian politician Csanad Szegedi has broken with his party and embraced his religious heritage. (Washington Post)

No shuffleboard for Peres: Approaching retirement, Israeli President Shimon Peres has a political and activist agenda and does not plan to entirely abdicate his role. (N.Y. Times)

‘67 revisited: Film producers Joseph Schick and Jacob Septimus are taking the Six-Day War to Hollywood with a leftist stance. (Times of Israel)

Amping up haredi industry: Israel is creating economic incentives for haredi Orthodox Jews to train and work in the tech industry. (Wall Street Journal)

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