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Conservative British pro-Israel commentator Douglas Murray joins Yeshiva University

JL;DR SUMMARY Douglas Murray, a prominent British conservative author and pro-Israel commentator, has been appointed as Yeshiva University's first President's Professor of Practice. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Yeshiva UniversityEducationPoetryDouglas MurrayControversyDebatePro IsraelJewish CanonConservative CommentatorNon Jewish Academic

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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
"Murray, who has an undergraduate degree in English literature from the University of Oxford, is not the first non-Jewish public figure to be honored by the university."
Paris, France
"British author and conservative political commentator Douglas Murray gestures as he speaks on stage during an evening against the rise of antisemitism in Europe, organized by the Regle du Jeu magazine, the Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions (CRIF) and other French institutions, at the Theatre Antoine, in Paris on June 3, 2024."
New York City, New York, United States
"a role the flagship modern Orthodox university in New York City billed as bringing a leading public intellectual into the academic setting."
Pennsylvania, United States
"At the schools last two commencement ceremonies, it gave its highest award to pro-Israel lawmakers including Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman and New York Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik."
Scotland, United Kingdom
"It is difficult to take this appointment seriously, wrote Ram ben Zeev, the executive director of the Hebrew Synagogue in Scotland  ."

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