Arab-Israeli Journalist Assaulted at Columbia University, Forced To Cancel Speech

‘Instead of a lecture, I went to file a police complaint,’ Yoseph Haddad said L: Yoseph Haddad (Twitter) R: Pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) An Arab-Israeli journalist was forced to cancel his Thursday speech at Columbia University after campus agitators pushed him, punched him in the face, and told him to kill himself.

Bob Menendez’s Wife Convinced She’ll See Prison as Senator Poised To Blame Her in Bribery Case: Report

Sen. Bob Menendez (D., N.J.)’s wife is reportedly convinced she will be jailed on bribery charges due to a lack of money for legal representation, days after a court filing revealed her husband is poised to blame her for involving him in the scandal.  The senator’s wife, Nadine Menendez, has told friends that she expects

Tehran Plays Down Reported Israeli Attacks, Signals No Retaliation

DUBAI/JERUSALEM (Reuters)—Explosions echoed over an Iranian city on Friday in what sources described as an Israeli attack, but Tehran played down the incident and indicated it had no plans for retaliation—a response that appeared gauged towards averting region-wide war. Iranian media and officials described a small number of explosions, which they said resulted from Iran’s

Columbia’s Joseph Massad Calls BS on University President Minouche Shafik’s Testimony

Columbia University professor Joseph Massad emerged on Wednesday contradicting claims made by the school’s president earlier that day before a congressional panel. Massad told the Electronic Intifada that, contrary to Shafik’s claims, he is not to his knowledge under any investigation by university officials, nor has he been removed from his post as chairman of

WATCH: Columbia President’s Commitment to Tackle Anti-Semitism Falls Short

Columbia University president Minouche Shafik in a House congressional hearing on Wednesday declared her personal commitment to confronting the explosion of anti-Semitism on campus. As Shafik gave her testimony, dozens of Columbia students protested throughout the school’s campus with chants of “intifada” and “there is only one solution.” Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) asked Shafik

Biden DOJ Enlists Kristen Clarke, Who Defended Black Nationalists Charged With Voter Intimidation, To Combat Voter Intimidation

Justice Department civil rights chief Kristen Clarke released guidelines this week on how to report cases of voter intimidation, asserting that “voter intimidation has no place in our democracy.” Years earlier, Clarke defended a New Black Panther Party member who threatened a Philadelphia poll worker while brandishing a club. As a civil rights attorney in

Jamaal Bowman Defends Ilhan Omar’s Daughter After Suspension for Her Role in Anti-Israel Tent City at Columbia

Omar grilled Columbia president one day before her daughter, Isra Hirsi, was suspended for participating in ‘indefinite occupation’ of university property L: Isra Hirsi and her mother, Rep. Ilhan Omar (Twitter/@israhirsi), R: Jamaal Bowman (Getty Images) New York Democratic congressman Jamaal Bowman rallied to the defense of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D., Minn.) daughter after she