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WATCH ILTV+ News Flash: Zelenskyy softens up after backlash from Knesset

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the Knesset via Zoom on March 20, 2022. Courtesy of president.gov.ua.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the Knesset via Zoom on March 20, 2022. Courtesy of president.gov.ua.

“Public funds aren’t props,” said Mark Goldfeder, of the National Jewish Advocacy Center.
“We’re not going to solve the world’s problems with this hearing,” the judge said, after interrupting the plaintiff, who praised the Hamas terror organization.
The man posted an expletive-laden Instagram video saying that the U.S. president “should be executed.”
Shira Goodman, of the Anti-Defamation League, told JNS that the votes are non-binding to the public universities but “risk fueling division on campus.”
“The committee is troubled by recent reports and allegations raising questions about Columbia University’s willingness to uphold its commitments to protect Jewish students, faculty and staff,” the House Committee on Energy and Commerce chair told the university.
“This is our country, sweet land of liberty, and of thee we do not sing enough,” Wisse said.