Jewish community organizations in California have been celebrating wins in the nearly two-year-long effort to revise a proposed ethnic studies curriculum for high schools — as references to BDS and other content critical of Israel was removed last May. And two sample lessons on Jewish Americans, absent from earlier drafts, were added in November. But…
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Analysis
OK so Joe and Bibi talked — but what does it all mean?
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Letters
Jews are not white supremacists; Congrats to J. on 125 years; etc.
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Letters
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Politics
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Local Voice
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Five years ago, the Northern California campus where I now serve as an Israeli emissary experienced arguably its most infamous antisemitic moment. On Nov.…
Bay Area
S.F. State president opposes student BDS resolution
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U.S.
Pompeo becomes first secretary of state to visit West Bank settlement
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Bay Area
S.F. State student government passes BDS resolution
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