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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Theodor Herzl

Confronted with antisemitic events in Vienna, he reached the conclusion that anti-Jewish sentiment would make Jewish assimilation impossible, and that the only solution for Jews was the establishment of a Jewish state. In 1896, Herzl published the pamphlet Der Judenstaat, in which he elaborated his visions of a Jewish homeland. [Wikipedia]

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Turkey joining South Africa’s genocide lawsuit against Israel

Published by ANI News Tel Aviv [Israel], May 2 (ANI/TPS): Turkey announced it is joining South Africa’s genocide lawsuit against Israel in the International Court of Justice on Wednesday. “Our legal experts have been studying how to participate in the legal case against Israel at the ICJ,” said Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan as he

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Israel reopens Gaza’s Erez crossing for first time since Oct 7

Published by ANI News Tel Aviv [Israel], May 2 (ANI/TPS): Israel reopened the Erez Crossing with Gaza for the first time since October 7 with the passage of 30 trucks delivering food and medical supplies from Jordan to the northern area of the Strip. It is the only crossing located on Gaza’s northern border. Before

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UCLA Cancels Classes Following Violence At Anti-Israel Protests

Published by The Daily Caller The University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) cancelled classes on Wednesday following violent clashes between anti-Israel protesters and counter-demonstrators. Police were called to campus early Wednesday morning as violence broke out after pro-Israel protesters attempted to clear a pro-Palestinian encampment, and one person was reportedly taken away by an ambulance.

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Colombia to cut diplomatic ties with Israel over Gaza war

Published by DPA International Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro announced on Wednesday the cutting of diplomatic relations with Israel due to the “genocidal” government in power there. “If Palestine dies, humanity dies, and we will not let it die,” the left-wing politician said in front of thousands of people in the Plaza de Bolívar in Colombia’s

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Rep. Sara Jacobs Votes Against Antisemitism Awareness Act

Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (D-San Diego) voted in the minority against a bill on Wednesday, May 1, that is called the Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023.  She said the measure “would stifle and restrict free speech in an effort to combat the rise of antisemitism”  The measure passed the House by a vote 320-91. [Donald H. Harrison]

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OpEd: Pro-Israel, pro-Palestine, and anti-terror

I pleaded with the presidents of colleges and universities all around the country to take a clear moral stance against rape and torture and the kidnapping of helpless civilians. I pleaded with colleges and universities to live up to their stated mission of humanism and enlightenment. I pleaded—and still plead—because the silence of college presidents all across the country is deafening. [Shai Davidai]

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OpEd: The Confused World and Murderous Rhetoric of Khyami James

After speaking with the Columbia employees, he addressed the camera directly, saying, “Why would we want people who are supporters of genocide to live? I’m confused.” My turn to be confused. In all my years of supporting Israel, which automatically makes me a Zionist, I was never among “supporters of genocide.” My word of honor. [Bruce S. Ticker]

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Getting Away from It All in Cyprus

Even when the news is reported in Greek (though the TV in our room also showed one of the Israeli channels as well as the BBC), it’s impossible to avoid scenes of devastation, clips of pro-Palestinian demonstrations at universities across the USA or recognize the names of Israel’s prime minister and other politicians. [Dorothea Shefer-Vanson]

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OpEd: Take the Time for Self-Care Amid the Antisemitic Hate

By Barrett Holman Leak SAN DIEGO — Jewish students at UCLA are physically blocked from attending classes by Palestinian activists. Jewish students at SDSU must be escorted to and from classes in the face of antisemitic chants and threats. Palestinian protesters on American campuses burn the American flag and hoist the Palestinian flag over U.S.

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U.S. Humanitarian Dock and Causeway to Gaza Almost Complete

Joint Logistics-Over-the-Shore, or JLOTS, will consist of a floating dock about three miles off the Gaza shore, a floating pier attached to an approximately 1,800-foot-long modular causeway anchored to the shore and, finally, a group of logistic support vessels (LSVs) that will transport the aid from the dock to the pier/causeway [Dorian de Wind, The Moderate Voice]

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SDSU Students Stage Walk Out Demanding Divestment from Israel

Regarding Tuesday’s walkout, SDSU said in a statement, “As a public university, and as aligned with our institutional values, San Diego State University must allow for constitutionally protected free speech and an individual’s right to acts of peaceful protest….” [Elizabeth Ireland, Times of San Diego]

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Police arrest Columbia students, clear occupied building in campus unrest

Published by AFP New York (AFP) – Dozens of helmeted police flooded Columbia University’s campus in the heart of New York City on Tuesday to evict a building occupied by pro-Palestinian student protesters and detain demonstrators. Police climbed into Hamilton Hall via a second floor window they reached from a laddered truck, before leading handcuffed

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Brown University reaches deal with student protesters

Published by AFP Providence (United States) (AFP) – Brown University on Tuesday reached an agreement with students protesting the war in Gaza that would see them remove their encampment from school grounds in exchange for the institution considering divesting from Israel. The move represents a first major concession from an elite American university amid relentless

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