Campus… The Columbia Law Review’s entire website was taken offline after it posted an article by a Palestinian human rights lawyer that criticized Israel. The student-run publication’s board, made up of alumni and faculty, said it made the decision because the article had not gone through the normal review process.
Columbia University agreed to hire a “Safe Passage Liaison” to escort Jewish students who feel unsafe around campus. It’s part of a settlement in a class-action lawsuit.
A school district in British Columbia, Canada, apologized on behalf of a school that asked sixth and seventh graders if Israel should exist.
A North Carolina school agreed to settle a complaint with a non-Jewish eighth grader who wore an Israeli sports jersey and was bullied for being “perceived” as Jewish.
Plus… The creators of the hit Netflix series Fauda are making a movie about Oct. 7, which will focus on the real-life story of Noam Tibon, a grandfather and retired general who gained international attention when he drove into danger and rescued his family from Hamas terrorists.
A Palestinian-American engineer sued Meta, alleging that he was wrongfully terminated for attempting to address bugs that suppressed Palestinian Instagram posts.
United Airlines is set to resume flights to Israel on Thursday. Delta previously announced it was also resuming flights this week.
Opinions…
Hamas’ leaders hold Netanyahu’s political future in their hands, writes Dan Perry. The outcome, he argues, will remake Israel.
During an interview, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a plea for a “Judeo-Christian civilization.” It’s a loaded term used throughout modern history in the struggle against communism, secularism, atheism and now Islam, writes historian Robert Zaretsky. | 