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No separating anti-Zionist agitation from Jew-hatred
A “Forward” editor learns that those who seek to delegitimize Israel and its supporters are more than willing to tolerate anti-Semitism.
David Bernstein
No separating anti-Zionist agitation from Jew-hatred jns.org/opinion/no-sep… via @JNS_org
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Endorse Bernie Sanders
The New York lawmaker will appear with Mr. Sanders at a rally on Saturday, his campaign said.
Mysterious Swastika Incident at Yale Law School
On October 8th, the Yale Daily News reported: Late Saturday night - between the Jewish High Holy Days of Rosh
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How Italians Became ‘White’
Vicious bigotry, reluctant acceptance: an American story.
Anti-Semitic ‘Trump’ Graffiti Discovered At The Most Prestigious Law School
The dean said the hateful display is 'utterly antithetical' to the values of the law school.
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David Bernstein
Six days later and no suspects, no release of the video surveillance (near as I can tell) and no news. I'm calling hoax.
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Bard College Steps Up for Free Speech
It always feels great to be able to share good news about free speech on campus. So I am very happy to report that Bard College in New York has taken the commendable step of clarifying its student conduct policies to affirm that the college is...
A Terrorist Attack on Yom Kippur in Halle, Germany
How the rising threat of anti-Semitic terrorism struck a small synagogue in the former East German state of Saxony.
David Bernstein
The New Yorker covers two recent antisemitic attacks on Germany, one by an Islamist refugee, the other by a neoNazi. The words Islam, Muslim, migrant, refugee never appear in the piece, even tho most antisemitic violence in Germany is Islamist.
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The Reopening of the Liberal Mind
Bard College President Leon Botstein explains how his school remains free of the student outbursts that afflict similar institutions.
David Bernstein
Unless the disruptive students get punished, so much for @BardCollege's reputation as a bastion of free exchange of ideas.
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Letter to the Editor: I Was at the Bard Anti-Semitism Panel, and Saw Deep Disagreement, not Singling Out of Jews
This article is a response to an article one published on Saturday night by Batya Ungar Sargon, Opinion Editor of The Forward. You can read the original article here.
The Supreme Court Is Not Debating Your "Humanity"
A meme making the rounds this week aimed at teachers and those concerned with classroom issues reads: That’s one way to look at it. Alternatively, you could teach your kids about how law works, so that they would understand that the arguments made...
David Bernstein
The Supreme Court Is Not Debating Your "Humanity" thebulwark.com/the-supreme-co… via @BulwarkOnline
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12 Hours. 4 Syrian Hospitals Bombed. One Culprit: Russia.
The Russians saved Bashar al-Assad’s government. A trove of Russian Air Force recordings obtained by The Times shows how bombing Syrian hospitals helped them do it.
In deepening row, Israel tells citizens to ‘think twice’ before flying to Russia
Israeli leaders are pleading with Putin to rethink 7.5 year term for woman caught with 10g of pot, held as apparent bargaining chip for Russian hacker Israel is to extradite to US
David Bernstein
Russian airlines often have the cheapest flights to Israel via Moscow, but you'd have to be crazy to risk it given this story.
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I Was Protested At Bard College For Being A Jew
If you think allowing Jews to be protested for being Jews isn’t represent a red line, I have nothing more to say to you, and nothing I want to hear.
David Bernstein
The serious part of this is that Bard College's student handbook bans disrupting speakers, the college knew there was going to be disruption, did nothing proactively to discourage it, and seems to have no intention of punishing the disrupters.
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David Bernstein
I vehemently disagree with Batya Ungar-Sargon's leftist politics, but she gets major props for this. Ignore the caption--she calls out leftist antisemites for being antisemites, and for being silent in the face of antisemitism.
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The Halle shooter left synagogue congregants unharmed - why?
David Bernstein
Congregants in Halle Germany panicked in synagogue while assailant tried to shoot through security door and the police were "on their way". Every Jewish congregation should have at least one armed member at every service.
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Will the Supreme Court Hand Trump Even More Power?
The justices could take up a case on whether the president can fire the heads of independent agencies like the Fed.
David Bernstein
This is really a terrible, bad, horrible argument. A president can't fire an executive branch official for a "policy agreement" b/c this would violate his duty to faithfully execute the laws? Really?
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Palestine stands with Turkey: Abbas
President Mahmoud Abbas, Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan speak over phone - Anadolu Agency
Giuliani Is Said to Be Under Investigation for Ukraine Work
Prosecutors are investigating whether the president’s lawyer broke laws meant to prevent covert foreign influence on the government.