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Israeli soldiers move on the top of a tank near the Israeli-Gaza border, as seen from southern Israel, Thursday, May 16, 2024.
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Long history between Israelis and Palestinians fueling a war without end, WSU professor says

Russ McNamara May 17, 2024

Soon after Hamas killed over 1,100 Israelis in their Oct. 7 terror attacks, Israel began bombing Gaza. The goal, according...

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Demonstrators hold their ground near a main gate at Columbia University in New York, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, as New York City police officers move to clear the area after a campus building was taken over by protesters earlier in the day.
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Created Equal: What Columbia University’s crackdown on protesters tell us about free speech on college campuses

Created Equal May 1, 2024

Hundreds of protesters have been arrested on college campuses across the country in recent weeks. The escalating tensions between student-led...

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Pro-Palestinian protesters seeking university divestment from Israel disrupted a Wayne State University Board of Governors meeting on Friday, April 26, 2024, resulting in their removal from the meeting.
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Student protestors kicked out of Wayne State Board of Governors meeting after disruption

Nargis Rahman May 1, 2024

Pro-Palestinian protestors interrupted the Wayne State University Board of Governors meeting on Friday after the public comments were over, calling...

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A male student sits in class at a desk alone with his head in his hand, while other students socialize behind him.
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Detroit Evening Report: Michigan research institute examines impact of war in Gaza on religious minorities

Bre'Anna Tinsley, Nargis Rahman April 25, 2024

The Michigan and Washington, D.C.-based educational research group Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) this month released the third...

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed an executive directive to use the example and economic power of the state to encourage the transition to zero-emission vehicles.
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Whitmer says reproductive rights a major issue in presidential campaign, refuses to call war in Gaza ‘genocide’

Rick Pluta April 15, 2024

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pointedly declined to use the word “genocide” on a Sunday morning news show to describe the war...

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Interceptors missiles are launched into the sky early Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Jerusalem.
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Booms and sirens in Israel after Iran launches ballistic missiles and drones in unprecedented attack

Associated Press April 13, 2024

JERUSALEM (AP) — Booms and air raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem early Sunday after Iran launched dozens of drones and...

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Former CBS Detroit reporter Ibrahim Samra addresses a crowd at a press conference on Monday, March 26, regarding a wrongful termination lawsuit he filed in federal court against his former employer.
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Palestinian-American journalist suing Detroit TV station for wrongful termination

Russ McNamara March 26, 2024

A metro Detroit TV reporter is alleging that he was wrongly terminated from CBS Detroit due to discrimination in a...

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Israelis demonstrate to demand the release of the hostages from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, during a protest outside of the U.S. Embassy Branch Office in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, March 1, 2024.
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The Metro: The war in Gaza’s impact on the American Jewish community

The Metro March 1, 2024

As the death toll in Gaza continues to rise — with more than 30,000 Palestinians killed since the start of...

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2024 Democratic presidential primary ballot.
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Created Equal: Assessing the impact of the ‘uncommitted’ vote in Michigan

Created Equal February 29, 2024

In the wake of the presidential primary in Michigan, the “uncommitted” campaign that delivered over 100,000 votes has exceeded its...

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Early voting takes place at the Warren City Hall, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, in Warren, Mich.
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Detroit Evening Report: Breaking down Michigan’s 2024 presidential primary results

Jerome Vaughn February 28, 2024

Detroit voters had the opportunity to head to the polls yesterday for Michigan’s presidential primaries. As expected, President Joe Biden...

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Protesters march in a pro-Palestine/Abandon Biden rally at Fordson High School in Dearborn, Jan. 31, 2024.
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Faltering relations with Arab Americans clouding President Biden’s visit to Michigan

Russ McNamara February 1, 2024

President Joe Biden is visiting Michigan on Thursday to sit down with members of the United Auto Workers union, a...

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Students gathered outside the Wayne State University Board of Governors meeting on Thursday, Dec. 7, to demand the university's divestment from companies that profit from war.
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Students disrupt Wayne State Board of Governors meeting, seeking divestment from companies that profit from war

Laura Herberg December 8, 2023

Wayne State University students interrupted a Board of Governors meeting on Thursday in an attempt to encourage the university to...

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