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Hundreds of Northwestern students can’t register for class because they won’t watch an antisemitism training video. Here’s what’s in it.

JL;DR SUMMARY Amidst a campus controversy, over 300 Northwestern University students faced registration blocks for refusing to watch a mandatory antisemitism training video, which some argue sidelines Palestinian perspectives and alienates anti-Zionist Jews. 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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HillelAnti ZionismPro Palestinian ProtestsStudent ActivismNorthwestern UniversityCampus DiscourseJewish United FundMichael SchillFederal Policy

Places mentioned

Evanston, Illinois, United States
"Students and residents camp outside Northwestern University during a pro-Palestinian protest in April 2024."
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
"Several universities including Harvard, Columbia, and the City University of New York have adopted training after federal funding losses."
New York City, New York, United States
"Several universities including Harvard, Columbia, and the City University of New York have adopted training after federal funding losses."
Chicago, Illinois, United States
"The Jewish Federation of Chicago."
Burlington, Vermont, United States
"Hannah Feuer joined the Forward as a general assignment reporter in May 2025 after two years as a culture reporter at Seven Days, an independent weekly in Burlington, Vermont."
Israel
"Later, the video defines anti-Zionism as the opposition to the Jewish right of self-determination."
Southern District, Israel
"The Gaza Strip is also labelled."
Central District, Israel
"The Golan Heights as part of Israel."

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