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Tabloid war over Khalil By The Jewish Star New York’s tabloid newspapers faced off on Monday with dueling front pages screaming opposite angles on the day’s big news: The arrest of Columbia University Israel-bashing provocateur of campus antisemitism Mahmoud Khalil. The New York Post’s cover delighted in the seizure by ICE of Khalil, with similarlytoned coverage inside. The Daily News, on the other hand, focused on “outrage” among pro-Hamas protestors and others who claim for Khalil — a Syrian-born Palestinian who in 2024 became a permanent US resident with a green card after having entered on a student visa two years earlier — the right to make trouble unhindered. “Columbia University and its sister school Barnard College did an exceedingly poor job handling nasty anti-Israel campus protests, which too often bled into even nastier antisemitism,” the Daily News conceded in an editorial in Monday’s paper, “but the federal government, restricted by the First
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Amendment, cannot use its tremendous powers and unlimited resources to crack down on institutions and people based on solely on speech.” In its editorial, the NY Post cheered “the reported arrest and likely deportation of Mahmoud Khalil.” “ICE has put fresh teeth on President Donald Trump’s crackdown on campus hate. Hooray!” said the Post, which pointed out that the post-Oct. 7 anti-Israel movement, personified by disruptions at Columbia and Barnard, “sought to intimidate America with passion and force — occupying campus quads, blockading and/or rampaging through libraries, harassing and assaulting visible Jews.” While the News said “we are pretty sure that a permanent resident status can’t be canceled like that [and Khalil] bundled onto a plane to Louisiana,” the Post countered that “this is both a defense of decency and a push against the perversion of privilege, and we look forward to seeing a lot more of it.” See Tabloids on page 2
Moving on up: Aliyah hopefuls flock to fairs
Aliyah Fair visitors spoke with exhibors and collected literature. Ed Weintrob, The Jewish Star
With two powerful events dedicated to advancing aliyah, Nefesh B’Nefesh and its partners drew hundreds of participants to Teaneck on Sunday and Monday. About 600 people attended NBN’s flagship Aliyah Fair, an annual gathering that’s a one-stop hub for essential services and expert consultations on every step of the aliyah journey. Participants engaged with trusted professionals, including representatives from the Jerusalem Municipality, legal and real estate experts, notaries, and financial consultants, receiving personalized guidance on documentation, licensing, background checks, and financing options in Israel. Throughout the fair, attendees participated in workshops designed to simplify the complex aliyah process. Real-time consultations, one-on-one expert sessions, and interactive panels ensured that each individual received tailored assistance for their unique aliyah plans. On Sunday, over 500 Jewish doctors and healthcare professionals gathered at the 10th annual MedEx event hosted by Israel’s Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Negev, Galilee and National Resilience and Nefesh B’Nefesh and in partnership with the Jewish Agency for Israel. MedEx works to streamline the aliyah process for medical professionals and ensure their successful integration into Israel’s healthcare workforce. MedEx is a flagship initiative of the International Medical Aliyah Program (IMAP), a nationwide effort to address Israel’s physician shortage — an issue highlighted by both the World Health Organization and the OECD. IMAP aims to bring 2,000 Jewish doctors to Israel over the next five
Bonnie and Issac Gelb of Riverdale visit exhibitors at the NefEd Weintrob, The Jewish Star esh B’Nefesh Aliyah Fair in Teaneck.
years, alongside thousands of other healthcare professionals, by facilitating recruitment, licensing, and professional integration into Israel’s medical system. A record-breaking 519 physicians made aliyah in 2024. This year’s New Jersey MedEx drew physicians from 25 states and provinces across the US and Canada, along with other medical professionals, including nurses, dentists, podiatrists, psychologists, optometrists, pharmacists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, physiotherapists, audiologists, dietitians and nutritionists, and dental hygienists. For the first time, physician assistants were also able to receive guidance and support. See Aliyah hopefuls on page 6