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US reporter Luke Tress joins host Jessica Steinberg for today’s episode.
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Following Thursday’s demonstration at The New York Times building regarding a Nicholas Kristof column about alleged systematic sexual abuse of Palestinian inmates in Israel, Tress notes that protesters raised concerns about slanted coverage that can instigate violence against Jews or Israel-related targets.
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As the student government of New York’s New School tries to defund its local Hillel chapter, accusing it of violent international crimes following recent student trips to Israel, Tress discusses the dispute and the trend toward colleges attempting to exclude chapters of the international Jewish student organization.
An anti-Israel protest held in Midwood, a predominantly Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn, showed the ability to get more personal and ugly than those held in public spaces, reports Tress.
The presence of swastika graffiti has become more prevalent around New York City, notes Tress, and comes from both the far left, who want to demonize Israel, and from far-right pro-Nazi movements.
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For further reading:
Accused of ‘blood libel,’ NYT defends column alleging Israeli rape of Palestinian inmates
Citing Israel’s ‘international crimes,’ NYC student government trying to defund Hillel
Anti-Zionist protesters march through NYC Jewish neighborhood, chanting for intifada
On synagogues, playgrounds: In NY, swastika graffiti is increasingly common and rarely prosecuted
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