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. By Ron Kampeas April 26, 2024 2:28 pm
Source: Blinken hasn’t decided whether to sanction Israel for alleged abuses by one of its army units There has been a determination that Israeli forces committed gross human rights abuses, but there is not yet any decision about whether to withhold funds. April 26, 2024 2:17 pm
Israeli police arrest author Ayelet Waldman and 6 others in Gaza border protest Waldman’s husband, the author Michael Chabon, drew attention to her arrest from their home in California. April 26, 2024 1:09 pm
In a first, Massachusetts lawmakers delay budget fight to accommodate Passover observance By Penny Schwartz April 26, 2024 9:23 am
Hundreds of students arrested from Texas to California as college Israel protests continue By Andrew Lapin April 25, 2024 6:19 pm
Ideas We in the Israel-politics ‘sandwich generation’ need our Jewish institutions to change how they define antisemitism By Mitch Gruber April 25, 2024 11:45 am
US and 17 other countries with hostages in Gaza call for their release in exchange for a ceasefire By Ron Kampeas April 25, 2024 10:44 am
Inspired by Columbia example, pro-Palestinian encampments spring up at colleges nationwide By Andrew Lapin April 22, 2024 5:58 pm
Columbia protests: Israeli professor barred from campus and Congress members demand action to protect Jewish students By Luke Tress April 22, 2024 5:34 pm
Israel’s military intelligence chief resigns, taking responsibility for Oct. 7 failures By Ron Kampeas April 22, 2024 4:04 pm