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"Students at the Islamic University of Gaza have returned to in-person classes for the first time in two years, navigating a campus transformed into a site of mass displacement and utter devastation as a result of Israel’s genocidal war
"Tents dot the grounds where lecture halls once stood, ..."
Islamic University of Gaza resumes classes on site amid Israeli destruction | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera

Islamic University of Gaza resumes classes on site amid Israeli destruction
Students return for in-person classes amid ruins as Palestinians fight to salvage education from systematic decimation.

Columbia faculty received notification from the university that we can submit claim forms asking for part of the $20 million Columbia is paying out to Jewish or Israeli members of the community who have been victims of antisemitism.
Quite a few of my Jewish colleagues are trying to figure out if they qualify
-- because of what happened to them when they expressed opposition to the genocide in Gaza
- Peter Woit (Not Even Wrong)

The Situation at Columbia XXXV
A quick update on what has been going on here at Columbia in recent months: The campus has been rather quiet this semester, about to get much more so as the semester ends and we go into winter brea…

More than 2 million people across Italy rallied in over 100 cities Friday for a one-day general strike to support the residents of Gaza and a humanitarian aid mission, Italy’s largest union said.
Italian unions proclaimed the strike after the Global Sumud Flotilla that was trying to break Israel’s naval blockade to deliver aid to Gaza was intercepted by Israeli naval forces Wednesday night.
Protests and demonstrations have sprung up all over Europe and globally since then,

Millions rally in Italy in solidarity with Gaza amid clashes and disruptions
Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike. Italy’s largest union announced the strike on Friday to support Gaza residents and a humanitarian mission. Italian unions called for the strike after the Global Sumud Flotilla, trying to break Israel’s naval blockade, was intercepted by Israeli forces Wednesday night. Italy’s conservative Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni criticized the strike, calling it politically motivated. In Rome, 300,0…