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Houthis at a Glance
The Houthis are an armed political and religious group which champions Yemen's Shia Muslim minority, the Zaidis. The Houthis routinely use child soldiers in combat, impose a regressive code of Sharia, have been accused of enslaving African migrants, and are about to be re-classified as a terrorist organization by the U.S. Department of State.Read More
Antisemitism at Harvard Is Real. That’s Why It Needs Jewish Students.

Being a Jewish student at Harvard can be hard.Recent events on our campus not only surfaced antisemitism from Harvard students and faculty, but also demonstrated the administration’s failure to protect its Jewish students.Since Oct. 7, antisemitism has surrounded us.

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3 reasons antisemitism is swarming college campuses

How is it that in the United States, a country dedicated to protecting the rights of every minority and where hate speech is a crime, antisemitism is surging on college campuses?

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Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an Israeli-American Hostage, Is Seen in a Hamas Video

The video appeared to be the first time that Mr. Goldberg-Polin, who was grievously injured in the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack, has been seen alive since he was taken captive.

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Gov. Shapiro: Peaceful protests can't be excuse for antisemitism

Pennsylvania Governos Josh Shapiro speaks with CNN's Jake Tapper

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Colleges struggle with allowing protests and preventing antisemitism and intimidation

Colleges in several parts of the country are struggling with where to draw the line between allowing protests and free speech and preventing antisemitism and intimidation. Columbia University's administration faces criticism for how it's handled protests and concerns about the safety of Jewish staff

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Race to Control New York’s Suburbs Rocked by Money, Insults and Israel

Westchester official Latimer challenging ‘Squad’ member Bowman Contest is microcosm of party split over Israel-Hamas conflict

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