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Why UCSB Should Not Divest From Israel

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By Gefen Laredo
| The Daily Nexus Verified
A recent article in The Bottom Line (May 2, 2017) titled “Why UCSB Should Support Divestment” began by falsely stating: “Recently universities across the nation have begun to divest from Israel.” Nothing could be further from the truth. No university in America has divested from Israel. In reality, academic and economic cooperation between U.S. universities and Israel is closer than ever. For this reason and many more, UCSB’s student government should not support divestment.
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Jewish victim’s parents suing over Sandy Hook massacre

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By Shmuly Yanklowitz, Lisa Silverberg, Aviva Klompas, Douglas B. Sagal, Gefen Laredo
| The Times of Israel Verified
The family of a Jewish boy killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre is one of two families suing Newtown, Conn., and its school board for alleged lax security. The parents of Noah Pozner, as well as those of Jesse Lewis, filed the lawsuit last month, the Hartford Courant reported Monday. It reportedly is seeking more than $15,000 in damages, as is standard.
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Ankara mayor: Mossad behind Paris terror attacks

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By Shmuly Yanklowitz, Lisa Silverberg, Aviva Klompas, Douglas B. Sagal, Gefen Laredo
| The Times of Israel Verified
The longtime mayor of Ankara accused Israel’s Mossad of masterminding last week’s terror attacks in France. Melih Gokcek said Israeli intelligence planned the attacks in retaliation for France recently expressing support for Palestinian statehood, according to Today’s Zaman, an English-language Turkish publication, citing the Andalou news agency. At a political event Sunday, Gokcek said it “is certain that Mossad is behind these kinds of incidents.
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