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I discovered anti-Zionism at the University of Michigan. I'm glad it lives on there

JL;DR SUMMARY Gayle Kirshenbaum reflects on the evolution of anti-Zionist sentiment at her alma mater, the University of Michigan. 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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Jewish IdentityZionismPalestinian RightsSocial JusticeUniversity Of MichiganPro Palestinian ActivismAnti ZionismCampus ActivismPalestinian Liberation

Places mentioned

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
"Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather for a mock trial against the University of Michigans Board of Regents on the universitys campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on April 21, 2025."
Palestinian Territories
"and for the pro-Palestinian student activists, who have over these past two years opened our hearts to the injustice and inhumanity of Israels war in Gaza."
Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem, Israel
"Thier accompanied her daughter to protect her while she joined an action to fight the evictions of Palestinians from their homes in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah."

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