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“Having the Southern Poverty Law Center label you, a black woman, as an ‘apologist for white supremacy,’ it sort of makes you like kryptonite for any universities that would be looking to hire you,” Carol Swain told JNS.
“Our polling data, now and in the past, has consistently illustrated how the U.S.-Israel relationship is ingrained in the fabric of Americans.”
Negotiators say serious differences remain despite positive discussions in Muscat; next round of indirect talks set for May 3 in Europe.
The U.S. president further denied reports that Washington blocked an Israeli attack on the Islamic Republic.
Among other things, he said his maternal grandparents had survived the Holocaust.
A U.S. Department of Justice attorney said the administration will reactivate records of foreign students as ICE works on a new system to review visas.
The move comes one week after the department initiated a similar look into Harvard University.
“This was an antisemitic, Hamas-supporting rally,” said Rabbi Yaacov Behrman, a community leader in the Crown Heights neighborhood.
The department’s spokeswoman also said the Trump administration shows “a willingness to hinge” its legacy on ending the Israel-Hamas war.
“Israel is not only a close ally, but a model one that takes its own self-defense with utmost seriousness and is willing to invest and act accordingly,” wrote Elbridge Colby.
“These pivotal places inspire continued diligence against antisemitism at home and abroad,” wrote the Virginia senator in a social-media post.
“Thanks to the dedication of our lawmakers, Texas families will soon have education freedom,” wrote Greg Abbott, the state governor.
“The place is a liberal mess, allowing crazed lunatics to enter and exit the classroom and spew fake anger and hate,” the U.S. president wrote.
