Calls to Divest from Israel Put Students and Donors on Collision Course
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Campus protests have called for schools to divest from Israel. Here's how that would actually work
Protesters on campuses nationwide have called on universities to divest from Israel due to the war in Gaza. Here's how divestment would actually work.CNBC - Business - Israel -
McConnell, Collins on collision course with Democrats over spending parity
Senate Republicans are on a collision course with Democrats who are insisting that nondefense spending programs receive equal treatment with defense programs. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) says he won’t accept Democrats’ demand to ...The Hill - Politics -
Biden donors split over US response to Israel-Hamas war
Also in today’s newsletter, what Trump’s tariff proposal would cost the American consumerFinancial Times - World - Joe Biden -
Israel’s leaders put on the spot over Gaza war
Application by ICC prosecutor for arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu loaded with symbolic and practical implicationsFinancial Times - Business - Israel -
Gallego’s Arizona Senate bid gets boost from former McCain, Sinema donors
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CAIR condemns GOP call to probe finances of student protesters
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is calling out House Republicans over their request for the Treasury Department to investigate the finances of the pro-Palestinian student protesters who have set up encampments at scores of U.S. ...The Hill - Politics -
FIFA Delays a Vote on Palestinian Call to Bar Israel
FIFA said it would solicit legal advice before taking up a motion from the Palestinian Football Association to suspend Israel over its actions in Gaza and the West Bank.The New York Times - World - Israel -
Divesting shares: does it work?
Offloading shares for moral reasons needs to be part of an overarching strategyFinancial Times - World -
Can Trump put Minnesota in play?: From the Politics Desk
Donald Trump hopes Minnesota becomes a battleground state in the 2024 election against Joe Biden, who is ramping up his Black voter outreach.NBC News - Top stories - Donald Trump -
Morehouse students divided over Biden Israel policy ahead of president's commencement speech
President Biden is set to deliver the commencement speech at Morehouse College this weekend. The well-known historically Black college for men has seen protests over the war in Gaza, but students are divided over the president's Israel policy and ...CBS News - Top stories - Joe Biden -
South Africa calls on ICJ to order Israel to end Rafah offensive
Lawyers urge international court of justice to issue urgent measures over assault on Gaza’s southernmost city. South Africa has asked the international court of justice (ICJ) to urgently order Israel to end its assault on Rafah, halt its military ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
Israel Recovers Three Dead Hostages From Gaza
The Israeli military said it had recovered the bodies based on intelligence from interrogating militants, renewing the focus on the hostage issue.The Wall Street Journal - World - Israel -
Stories of the hostages taken by Hamas from Israel
It is thought more than 100 Israelis are still being held hostage in Gaza after the 7 October attacks.BBC News - Top stories - Israel -
Hamas hostages: Stories of the people taken from Israel
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Dems digest new Israel push from Biden
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T.J. Hockenson injury update: Vikings 'haven't really put a timeline on' my return from knee surgery, TE says
Hockenson had to wait until late January before repairing his torn ACL and MCLCBS Sports - Sports -
College students who protested and those who didn't share in disappointment at response from schools
After a semester marked by sweeping protests on college campuses across the nation that raised questions about freedom of speech, how universities confront allegations of antisemitism and Islamophobia and how they invest, some students who ...NBC News - Top stories -
Israel’s Settler Violence and Impunity: Takeaways From the Times Investigation
Radical forces in Israeli society have moved from the fringes to the mainstream and put Israel’s democracy in peril. Here are the takeaways from our investigation.The New York Times - World - Israel -
ICJ Hears Arguments from South Africa on Israel’s Rafah Offensive
South Africa asked the court to order Israel to immediately withdraw from the southern Gaza city, where more than a million Palestinians had sought shelter from the war.The New York Times - World - Israel -
Israel calls on ‘civilised nations’ to boycott ICC arrest warrants against its leaders
Government urges ‘free world’ to oppose warrants against Netanyahu and defence minister for war crimes in Gaza. Israel has urged what it called “nations of the civilised world” to refuse to implement any international criminal court arrest ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
Medina date – a cookery course in Morocco
In the coastal city of Essaouira, our writer masters the ceremonial art of tea-pouring and learns how to make flaky chicken pastilla and gazelle horns with almond paste and orange blossom water. It is early morning on the edge of Essaouira’s ...The Guardian - World -
Sonoma State President Mike Lee to retire after divestment email controversy
Sonoma State University President Mike Lee will retire from his job at the school, notifying officials a day after being placed on leave for an email he sent about the agreement he made with campus protesters on divestment from Israel.CBS News - Politics -
Durbin calls for Alito recusal from Jan. 6 cases over upside-down flag that flew at his home
Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) called on Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself from all cases related to the 2020 election and Jan. 6, 2021, after it was reported an upside-down American flag was flown outside his home in ...The Hill - Politics -
Calls for Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself from Trump cases over inverted flag
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is facing calls to recuse himself from cases before the high court involving former President Donald Trump after reports emerged of an inverted flag flown outside his home in January 2021. The inverted flag was ...CBS News - Top stories - Donald Trump -
Boy swept into storm drain to become an organ donor, dad says
Asher Sullivan was helping clean up storm debris at the time of the accident.ABC News - Top stories -
Democratic donors warn Biden that Gaza stance threatens re-election bid
Fears grow that party split on Israel-Hamas war could favour Trump in November voteFinancial Times - Business - Joe Biden -
Scott Scheffler detained outside PGA course
Masters Tournament champion Scottie Scheffler was detained by police Friday morning while trying to drive into Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky., where the PGA Championship is taking place this week. Traffic around the area had been stopped ...The Hill - Politics -
One Japanese Word Changed the Course of Her Career
Devin Halbal had amassed hundreds of thousands of TikTok followers with her inspirational videos. Then she went to Asia.The New York Times - Lifestyle - Japan -
Northern Ireland on course to join UK smoking ban
The law will mean that people born in or after 2009 will never be able to legally buy cigarettes.BBC News - Top stories - United Kingdom -
Hamas Took More Than 200 Hostages From Israel. Here's What We Know.
Israel says 124 hostages abducted on Oct. 7 remain in captivity in Gaza, including the bodies of at least 37.The Wall Street Journal - World - Israel -
Israel's Netanyahu faces growing pressure over Gaza plan from his own war Cabinet
Pressure is mounting on Benjamin Netanyahu to change course in the seven-month war on Hamas, after a key member of his war Cabinet threatened to quit on Saturday, adding to weeks of foreign criticism.NBC News - Top stories - Israel -
These photos show Palestinians' quick exodus from Rafah after Israel issued evacuation orders
New satellite images analyzed by the Associated Press show that sprawling tent camps in the southern city of Rafah nearly emptied after Israel issued its first evacuation ordersABC News - World - Israel -
ICC arrest warrants move sparks fierce reaction from Israel and White House
Prosecutor’s action against Netanyahu and senior Hamas leaders over alleged war crimes is sharply criticisedFinancial Times - Business - Israel -
Israel Seizes Camera From AP, Citing Use of Its Images by Al Jazeera
The move was an escalation in Israel’s feud with the pan-Arab broadcaster Al Jazeera, and drew sharp criticism from The Associated Press.The New York Times - World - Israel -
Israel Seizes Camera From AP, Citing Use of Its Images by Al Jazeera
The move was an escalation in Israel’s feud with the pan-Arab broadcaster Al Jazeera, and drew sharp criticism from The Associated Press.The New York Times - Top stories - Israel -
2 dead and 5 missing after a boat collision on the Danube River in Hungary
Police say two people have died and five are missing following a boat collision on the Danube River in HungaryABC News - Top stories -
Two dead and five missing after boat collision near Budapest
Hungarian police called to scene of accident on shore of the River Danube near Verőce. Hungarian police say two people have died and five are missing following a boat collision on the Danube.. Hungarian police received a report late on Saturday ...The Guardian - World -
The Israeli military said it had recovered the bodies of three Israeli hostages from the Gaza Strip as Israel's leadership presses a military offensive in Rafah.
The Israeli military said it had recovered the bodies of three Israeli hostages from the Gaza Strip as Israel’s leadership presses a military offensive in Rafah.The Wall Street Journal - World - Israel -
Inside Britain’s Chinese student boom
Universities are increasingly reliant on a growing cohort. What does it mean on campus and off?Financial Times - World - China -
Dear Boomers, the Student Protesters Are Not Idiots
Older folks’ objections to protests and encampments may not be as reasoned as they claim.The New York Times - Top stories