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Ted Deutch, the head of the American Jewish Committee, speaks at Columbia's center for Jewish life, April 26, 2024. (Luke Tress)

Trying to thread a needle on free speech, Jewish leaders demand Columbia rein in pro-Palestinian protests

Heads of outside organizations and the campus Hillel seek enforcement of university rules meant to safeguard Jewish and other students from harassment.

The Jewish Sport Report: For Max Fried and Dean Kremer’s Passover dominance, dayenu

Plus, Robert Kraft speaks out.

Ritchie Torres, Mike Lawler introduce bill that would allow feds to name antisemitism monitors to campuses

The lawmakers named the bill the COLUMBIA (College Oversight and Legal Updates Mandating Bias Investigations and Accountability) Act.

United States

Source: Blinken hasn’t decided whether to sanction Israel for alleged abuses by one of its army units

Israel

Israeli police arrest author Ayelet Waldman and 6 others in Gaza border protest

United States

In a first, Massachusetts lawmakers delay budget fight to accommodate Passover observance

New York

Seeking out sites from the bygone Borscht Belt? New historical markers lay out a path.

A police officer on horseback confronts pro-Palestinian protesters

United States

Hundreds of students arrested from Texas to California as college Israel protests continue

United States

Former employee used AI to frame Baltimore school principal as antisemitic and racist, police say

Politics

US and 17 other countries with hostages in Gaza call for their release in exchange for a ceasefire

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