I wonder if protesters see the cancellation ofor postponement of finals (as at Columbia) as a victory? Like, is disrupting university operations the goals? Seems it could backfire in terms of public opinion

Rutgers president Jonathan Holloway states student protesters have until 4 PM to clear their encampment on Voorhees Mall before law enforcement will move in to remove them.

The encampment postponed exams this morning on the College Ave campus

The head of Hillel tells Lauren Markoe that universities should be calling police in to arrest student protesters — but also that he's worried doing so may escalate tensions

I’ve done the math, and if The NY Times can come up with three more daily games, I’ll never have to think about anything ever again.

Notable from the editor of the Forward:

'Israel must immediately end the fighting in Gaza, committing to a ceasefire in exchange for the release of as many hostages as possible,' writes our editor-in-chief Jodi Rudoren.

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Six months into the war, the word filling my heart is khalas — enough. We need a ceasefire now, one that frees the hostages and ends the starvation in Gaza. It's the right thing for humanity, and for Israel. forward.com/forward-newsle…

Today's SCOTUS abortion case likely won't hinge on the Comstock Act, given the justices' skepticism on plaintiff's standing. But here's a footnote: Emma Goldman was arrested on Comstock-related charges at the Forward building in 1916! Mine in The Forward: forward.com/fast-forward/5…

Uriel Baruch, my 'adopted' hostage, is dead. I was randomly handed a card with his name and face at a vigil in the fall, and wrote a column about him. Then I spent Hanukkah with his wife and son. Today, the family announced that he was actually killed on #October7 . IDF just found…

Using some of their favorite recipes, our Forward editor-in-chief Jodi Rudoren made 134 cookies for the 134 Israeli hostages still in Gaza.

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'it’s very painful as a doctor to admit the following: If I was living in Gaza and I got injured, the best thing would be to die.'

Dr. Gupta is a hero, and it was an honor to work with her. Her story about her mission to Gaza exclusively The Forward

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21 Palestinians were killed while waiting to receive food in Gaza City yesterday.

After 100 Palestinians were similarly killed just two weeks ago, our Nora Berman wrote that 'Israel’s role in Gazans’ starvation is a profound violation of Jewish values.'

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Floyd Mayweather beat women. He never apologized. So why are Jewish groups embracing him?

You can now read their answers in The Forward:
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If Netanyahu’s coalition remains in power and “continues to pursue dangerous and inflammatory policies that test existing U.S. standards for assistance,” then the U.S. “will have no choice” but to leverage U.S. support to change the present course, says Chuck Schumer.

NEW: Three people were removed from the ADL’s annual conference on antisemitism on Wednesday after yelling “warmonger” and “ceasefire now” during a speech by Jared Kushner that the organization billed as a keynote.

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Three people were removed from ADL conference on antisemitism for booing Jared Kushner, who the group was honoring for his work negotiating Abraham Accords Lauren Markoe The Forward Jacob N. Kornbluh forward.com/fast-forward/5…

Holocaust denialism took two decades to begin, Deborah E. Lipstadt notes at ADL #neverisnow conference. Oct7 denialism took 'two days.'

For your bashert on Valentine's Day 💕

Thought this, by PJ Grisar, was very well done
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