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Army says strikes on missile production, air defenses and naval assets have reduced the Islamic Republic’s capacity to attack.
“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.
The event was held hours before the city council approved a legislation package combating antisemitism.
While Democrats broadly oppose the strikes on Iran, about seven in ten Republicans approve, a new Pew report finds.
Stacy Skankey, of the Goldwater Institute, said that “taxpayers have a right to know what is being taught and how much a university is paying for it.”
A new Quinnipiac poll finds most voters also oppose U.S. military action against Iran and disapprove of U.S. President Donald Trump’s handling of the conflict, underscoring a sharp partisan divide.
“At a time when Israel is under siege, this is a very, very powerful night,” Ted Deutch, CEO of the AJC, told JNS.
