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OpEd: UC San Diego’s Anti-Semitism Problem

We can garner meaningful insight into UCSD’s policies from its sister campus, UCLA. On April 30th, a Jewish woman was beaten unconscious at UCLA’s “pro-Palestine” encampment, while campus police stood by. In fact, in a now-viral recording, the UCLA Police Department admitted that its officers were instructed by the UCLA Administration to “stand down” while Jewish students were being assaulted and blocked from accessing parts of campus. [Kerry Schlossberg]

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Israel: Kibbutz Be’eri announces resident slain by Hamas on Oct 7; body held in Gaza

Published by ANI News Tel Aviv [Israel], May 3 (ANI): Kibbutz Be’eri has announced the tragic loss of its resident, Dror Or, who fell victim to Hamas’ terror assault on October 7, and his body remains held in Gaza, The Times of Israel reported. According to the announcement, Dror Or, aged 49, was confirmed as

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Turkey reportedly freezes all trade with Israel

Published by IntelliNews Turkish officials were on May 2 cited as saying Turkey has frozen all trade with Israel over the latter’s actions in the war in Gaza. There was no formal announcement of the move by Ankara, but Bloomberg reported two officials as saying Turkey was blocking all exports and imports to and from

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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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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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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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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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President Biden Proclaims May as Jewish American Heritage Month

During Jewish American Heritage Month, we celebrate the immeasurable impact of Jewish values, contributions, and culture on our Nation’s character and recommit to realizing the promise of America for all Jewish Americans. [President Joe Biden]

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Hamas received ‘extraordinarily generous’ ceasefire proposal from Israel, says Blinken

Published by ANI News Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], April 30 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed on Monday a proposal for a ceasefire presented to Hamas by Israel, characterising it as “extraordinarily generous,” CNN reported. “In this moment the only thing standing between the people of Gaza and a ceasefire is Hamas,” he told

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Anti-Israeli protesters raise Palestinian flag at Harvard University in spot reserved for US flag

Published by ANI News Washington, DC [US], April 29 (ANI): Amid the campus demonstrations in the US, anti-Israeli protesters at Harvard University raised the Palestinian flag at the Ivy League school in a spot usually reserved for the American flag, New York Post reported. The incident happened as the students continued to occupy campus with

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Israeli minister will bring down Netanyahu if Rafah is not invaded

Published by DPA Hardline Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich warned on Sunday that he would bring down Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government if a planned military ground assault on Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip is called off. Smotrich’s warning came amid attempts in Egypt to secure a fresh ceasefire in Gaza and

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