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Knesset approves gender-segregated graduate degree programs in late-night vote

The legislation, Amendment No. 12, 2026, was sponsored by MK Limor Son Har Melech and passed by a vote of 52-43.

MK Limor Son Har-Melech reacts during a National Security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on March 5, 2024; illustrative.
View of the Tel Aviv University campus

Tel Aviv University rises in latest QS world rankings despite growing Israeli academia boycott

 An Israeli flag is placed near police tape, after an attack that injured multiple people, in Boulder, Colorado, US June 1, 2025.

‘Stupid k***’: Jewish student strangled, assaulted at Colorado school, ADL alleges

A fundraiser for Cornell student Austin Franco, who said he was 'not interested in working for a jew,' raised nearly $20,000

Far Right YouTuber raises $20,000 for Cornell student who's ‘not interested in working for a Jew'


Nefesh B’Nefesh hosts largest Israel fair for gap year students

600 young adults gathered in Jerusalem to explore pathways to long-term life in Israel

Nefesh B’Nefesh’s held its largest Israel Fair with 600 gap year participants in attendance

Transcripts show Brown University gunman planned attack months in advance

Federal prosecutors released transcripts of videos in which the Brown University shooting suspect said he planned the attack months in advance, offering limited insight into motive.

 The Van Wickle Gates stand at the edge of the main campus of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, U.S., August 16, 2022.

Iran’s regime is losing the country, the protests prove it - opinion

Iran’s protests have spread nationwide, uniting workers, merchants, and students in a direct challenge to clerical rule.

Iranians protest on a main street in Tehran, December 30, 2025

TAU and Google Israel launch three-year program to advance research in artificial intelligence 

Google.org to provide $1 million in funding to launch the program.

Left to right: Avinatan Hassidim, Prof. Tova Milo, Prof. Yossi Matias, Prof. Ariel Porat & Prof. Yishay Mansour

Georgetown University severs ties with UN’s Francesca Albanese over antisemitic remarks

Georgetown University has removed Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur, following her antisemitic remarks, including justifying the October 7 attacks, after a campaign by UN Watch.

United Nations Special Rapporteur, Francesca Albanese, attends a press conference at the European headquarters of the UN in Geneva, Switzerland, September 15, 2025.

Qatar’s elite pipeline: How Northwestern’s Doha campus serves the Qatari ruling families

An investigation reveals how Northwestern’s Qatar campus has become a patronage pipeline for the Al-Thani royal family and elite dynasties, raising alarms over foreign influence.

“Of 729 Northwestern University - Qatar graduates from 2014 to 2025, approximately 21 percent bear surnames from the Al-Thani royal family or 11 other elite Qatari dynasties.”

‘Parasites:’ University of Sydney staffer charged for harassing Jewish attendees at holiday event

The University of Sydney staffer had allegedly yelled antisemitic comments at Jewish students and staff, with a video showing her calling Sukkot celebrants "parasites."

A University of Sydney staff member was suspended after allegedly harassing Jewish students and staff holding a Sukkot holiday event on campus last Thursday, calling students "parasites."

Alumni keep close ties after Israel-focused fellowships and consulting - study

“While a lot of energy and focus is on protests and encampments, the next generation of global leaders isn’t taking their cues from attention-seeking demonstrations,” TAMID CEO Yoni Heilman said.

Employees, mostly veterans of military computing units, use keyboards as they work at a cyber hotline facility at Israel's Computer Emergency Response Centre (CERT) in Beersheba, southern Israel

Trump administration moves to pause visa lottery after Brown University attack

US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said that the Brown and MIT shooter, Claudio Neves Valente, entered the US in 2017 through the visa lottery program.

MIRIAM ADELSON looks on as US President Donald Trump speaks at a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, December 16, 2025.

Federal prosecutors resign over Trump DOJ handling of UC antisemitism probe

“I am highly skeptical of whether this administration actually cares about Jewish people or antisemitism,” said Dena Robinson, a Jewish and Black former senior trial attorney.

The UCLA campus seen Nov. 19, 2025.