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NYC Mayor Smeared a Grandmother as an “Outside Agitator” to Justify NYPD Assault on Columbia

Nahla Al-Arian lost more than 200 relatives in Israel's attacks on Gaza. Then Eric Adams said she was the reason police raided Columbia.

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In No Labels Call, Josh Gottheimer, Mike Lawler, and University Trustees Agree: FBI Should Investigate Campus Protests

Prem Thakker, Akela Lacy

The bipartisan duo also praised schools that brought in police to violently quell protests and connected the demonstrations to the TikTok ban.
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NYC Mayor Smeared a Grandmother as an “Outside Agitator” to Justify NYPD Assault on Columbia

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Nahla Al-Arian lost more than 200 relatives in Israel's attacks on Gaza. Then Eric Adams said she was the reason police raided Columbia.
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AIPAC Is Secretly Intervening in Portland’s Congressional Race to Take Down Susheela Jayapal, Sources Say

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The pro-Israel group is funneling money through a “pro-science” PAC, according to two members of Congress.
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From UCLA to Columbia, Professors Nationwide Defend Students as Politicians and Police Attack

Prem Thakker

University faculty have put their bodies and livelihoods on the line amid a brutal, violent response to student protests for Gaza.
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AIPAC’s Next Top Target? Rep. Jamaal Bowman

Akela Lacy

The Israel lobby is expected to start a $20 million ad blitz backing its handpicked candidate against the incumbent Squad member.
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Let’s Check In on AIPAC’s Assault on the Squad

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The Israel lobby failed to take down Rep. Summer Lee. They’ve now set their sights on Reps. Jamaal Bowman and Cori Bush.
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