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Jews are not obligated to defend Mahmoud Khalil or his civil liberties - opinion

Make no mistake: It’s not our job as Jews, currently the most maligned and imperiled minority group in America, to advocate on behalf of Mahmoud Khalil nor of any terror-aligned jihadi.

|ByDAVID CHRISTOPHER KAUFMAN
AT A protest in support of Hamas activist Mahmoud Khalil, demonstrators call for a halt to all US funding of ‘Israeli apartheid,’ in Times Square. It’s not our job as Jews, currently the most maligned and imperiled minority group in America, to advocate on behalf of Khalil, the writer argues.
THE DECLINE of objective evaluation and the diversion of university resources toward DEI programs raises serious concerns about competence within the next generation of American doctors, argues the writer.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion has no place in medicine - opinion

Every American who cares about their right to equal, skillful medical treatment should join me in condemning medicine’s DEI-fueled politicization.

|BySHEILA NAZARIAN
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin poses for an undated booking photograph taken after he was transferred from a county jail to a Minnesota Department of Corrections state facility.

George Floyd's convicted killer Derek Chauvin stabbed in US prison

Chauvin is serving a 21-year federal sentence for violating Floyd's civil rights, as well as a concurrent 22-1/2 years for murder on his conviction in Minnesota state court.

|ByREUTERS
Protesters share a moment with Caesar McCool, a therapy llama nicknamed the "No Drama Llama" while at the site of ongoing protests against police violence and racial inequality, in Portland, Oregon, U.S., August 6, 2020. Picture taken August 6, 2020.

Memphis disbands police unit in fatal beating; more protests expected

The 5 officers involved in the killing of Tyre Nichols have been charged.

|ByREUTERS

How this iconic Yiddish song became an anthem for Black Americans

Sandler's composition was adopted by various Jewish artists, but it wasn't until Black Jewish musician Willie “The Lion” Smith covered the song in the 1920s, that it became a widespread phenomenon.

JUNE 22, 2020ByARIELLA KAPLAN/JTA
Portrait of Willie Smith in his apartment, Manhattan, New York, N.Y.

Trump: Protesters would have met 'vicious dogs' if White House breached

Floyd's death on Monday in Minneapolis has sparked demonstrations, some of them violent, in many cities across the nation, including one in Washington on Friday.

MAY 30, 2020ByREUTERS
President Donald Trump with the Coronavirus Task Force hold a press briefing in Washington

New York police officer fired for deadly 2014 chokehold on Eric Garner

Police believed Garner was selling loose, untaxed cigarettes.

AUGUST 19, 2019ByREUTERS
Protesters march and rally on the fifth anniversary of the death of Eric Garner in New York