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‘Shalom’ becomes new ‘You’re fired’ as Trump takes drastic action at Columbia

JL;DR SUMMARY In a controversial twist, President Trump has adopted the Hebrew word "shalom"—commonly meaning peace, hello, and goodbye—into his political rhetoric to signal termination akin to his catchphrase "You're fired." 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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TrumpJewish CommunityHebrewShalomColumbia UniversityPolitical RhetoricExecutive OrdersMahmoud KhalilIce Arrests

Places mentioned

Columbia, New York, United States
"The White House dropped a Shalom Columbia graphic March 7 when it pulled $400 million in federal funding from the university."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"He is based in Los Angeles."
Iran
"Nioh Berg, whose X profile says she is an Iranian Jew, called Trumps post on Khalil incredible."
Israel
"the Forward has removed its paywall and invested additional resources to report on the ground from Israel and around the U.S. on the impact of the war, rising antisemitism and polarized discourse."

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