Fox News' “Antisemitism Exposed” newsletter brings you stories about rising anti-Jewish prejudice in the U.S. and around the world.
IN TODAY'S NEWSLETTER:
– Columbia University's embattled president has resigned just weeks before students are set to return to classes.
– US campus braces for chaos after anti-Israel group condones 'armed rebellion'
– VIDEO: A federal judge rejected requests to expand protests against Israel at the Democratic National Convention
MAIN STORY: Minouche Shafik has resigned as president of Columbia University just weeks before students are set to return to the Ivy League campus. Shafik, whose sole year in office was marred by criticism for her slow response to rising anti-Semitism on campus, cited the toll the criticism has taken on her and her family. She follows the lead of former University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill, who resigned last December and former University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill, who resigned last year. Claudine Gay, President of Harvard Universitywho resigned in January. More recently, Cornell University President Martha Pollack retired on June 30, 2024.
VIDEO: A federal judge has rejected requests by four anti-Israel groups seeking to expand permission to protest at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The groups wanted to move their protest closer to the United Center, one of two locations For the DNC next week, and across a street that the Secret Service and local police planners have decided to block off during the convention.
ILLUSTRATED WARNING: Anti-Israeli agitators at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill are vowing resistance “by any means necessary” when the 2024-2025 school year officially begins on August 18. An unofficial anti-Israel student group called UNC Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), which represents Chapel Hill, posted a pledge to “resist by any means necessary” and said it approves of “all forms of principled action” in a July 31 Instagram post.
Do better: After months of protests and riots on university campuses Across the country, the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles in California is calling on colleges to better protect students this coming school year. In an open letter obtained by Fox News Digital, Rabbi Noah Farkas, president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles, details how colleges and their surrounding communities can Protecting Jewish University Students While they return to school.
RACIAL POLITICS:MSNBC Host Joy Reid said Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly would have been a safer choice than Gov. Tim Walz as Vice President Kamala Harris's running mate because he's as white as a “mayonnaise sandwich on Wonder Bread.” Reid, a far-left face of the network's political coverage who is known for racially provocative comments, took to TikTok to offer her candid thoughts on Harris selects Walz about Kelly and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, an observant Jew.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK: “Over the summer, I have been able to reflect and have decided that my departure at this time will better enable Columbia to meet the challenges ahead. I am making this announcement now so that new leadership can be in place before the new term begins.” – Minouche Shafik, in her resignation letter as president of Columbia University.
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