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“SWUBOT represents a powerful new tool in our ongoing mission to educate and empower communities worldwide,” said Roz Rothstein, of StandWithUs.
“Iran’s treatment of Mr. Levinson remains a blight on Iran’s already grim record of human rights abuse,” stated U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
JNS sought comment from the mission after the interim U.S. envoy appeared to suggest that she thought Mahmoud Abbas had halted the program.
The department’s spokeswoman declined to say in response to a JNS question whether Mahmoud Khalil jeopardized his green card by neglecting to say he worked at UNRWA.
“Permanent and structural reform” is needed to back up “their resolve to end antisemitism and protect all students and faculty on campus,” a member of the Joint Task Force to Combat Antisemitism said.
Steven Thrasher, who participated in the pro-Palestinian encampments at Northwestern in April 2024, said he will appeal the decision.
“I am grateful as we move ahead together in the spirit of a unified campus culture,” Sara Asher, dean of students at Yeshiva University, told JNS.
Jon Scheyer (Duke), Bruce Pearl (Auburn), and Todd Golden (Florida) make history by leading their teams to the top of NCAA rankings, symbolizing the growing prominence of Jews in US sports. Matt Elkin, CEO of the Jewish Coaches Association: “This is huge for our community.”
“The way Columbia and Columbians have been portrayed is hard to reckon with,” stated Katrina Armstrong, the university’s interim president.
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, to stand trial again for AMIA bombing cover-up, abused her position “by orchestrating and financially benefiting from multiple bribery schemes,” said U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
The department spokeswoman also outlined the administration’s strategy on Syria in response to a JNS question.
President Donald Trump announced that he would lift an executive order against Paul Weiss in exchange for legal support for administration initiatives, including the Task Force to Combat Antisemitism.
