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US President Joe Biden (L) walks out of Nantucket Bookworks with son Hunter Biden, grandson Beau and daughter-in-law Melissa Cohen Biden in Nantucket, Massachusetts, on November 29, 2024. Biden holds the book "The Hundred Years' War on Palestine" by Rashid Khalidi. Biden and family are in Nantucket, Massachusetts, for the Thanksgiving holiday.
BEACH READ

President Biden’s Black Friday Book Sparks Outrage

In the past year of ongoing war in Gaza, Biden has become increasingly critical of Israel’s conduct related to civilian casualties.

Lily Mae Lazarus

People leave after posing for photos in front of the logo of Facebook parent company Meta
DON’T HATE

Meta Will Now Remove Posts Targeting ‘Zionists’

The Facebook parent said it would remove content “attacking ‘Zionists’ when it is not explicitly about the political movement” or uses antisemitic stereotypes.

AJ McDougall

Robert De Niro
‘NOT A MOVIE!’

This Is Robert De Niro Acting—Not Shouting Down Protesters

After De Niro was recorded screaming “stay behind the barricades” in a viral video, some activists chose to interpret the moment as anti-Palestine.

Eboni Boykin-Patterson

Khymani James
BOOTED

Columbia Bars Student Who Called for Zionists ‘to Die’

“Be grateful that I’m not just going out and murdering Zionists,” Khymani James said.

A view of Tommy Trojan, officially known as the Trojan Shrine, at the University of Southern California campus in Los Angeles Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023.
‘REWARDING HATRED’

USC Sparks Backlash After Canceling Valedictorian’s Speech

On-campus groups contested Asna Tabassum’s selection as valedictorian. Days later, the University of Southern California said it wasn’t safe for her to speak.

Edith Olmsted

A bartender serves beers at a bar.
‘WE ARE ANTI-GENOCIDE’

Utah Bar Under Fire for Its ‘No Zionists Allowed’ Policy

Officials have pushed for an investigation after the owner, a former mayoral candidate, announced the policy days after opening.

Allison Quinn

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Anti-Defamation League (ADL) CEO Jonathan Greenblatt  speaks during the Anti-Defamation League's \"Never is Now\" summit at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in Manhattan
HAD ENOUGH

Senior ADL Official Yaël Eisenstat Departs Organization

Eisenstat posted on LinkedIn that the decision was a result of her desire to focus more directly on elections and pro-democracy work.

Alex Nguyen

An illustration including photos of Mike Johnson and Morton Klein, president of right-wing pro-Israel Zionist Organization of America
opinion
NO FRIEND OF DEMOCRACY

Mike Johnson’s Love-Fest With a Far-Right Pro-Israel Group

The MAGA-friendly Zionist Organization of America’s event, where Speaker Johnson was awarded its “Defender of Israel” award, showed a political and moral incoherence.

Lloyd Green

A photo illustration of Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt.
‘ENOUGH’

Dissent Over Zionism Is Splitting ADL From Within: Ex-Staff

As the organization’s CEO praises Elon Musk and takes a hard line against college student groups, recent employees say the ADL is imperiling its own mission.

Kelly Weill

Morton Klein, national president of the Zionist Organization of America
TOXIC WORK ENVIRONMENT

Prez of Trumpy Zionist Org Faces Lawsuit Over Racism, Sexism

The Zionist Organization of America has for years been “rife with dysfunction and impropriety,” the agency’s former No. 2 claimed in a lawsuit.

Decca Muldowney

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opinion
ERASING US

We’re Jewish Berkeley Law Students, Excluded on Campus

Even if there are no “Jewish-free” zones here, there are quite a few places where Jews are decidedly unwelcome.

Noah Cohen

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