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IN TODAY’S STORY:
– Duke suspends Students for Justice in Palestine after antisemitic Instagram post
– Freed captive Rom Braslavski describes torture, starvation during 738 days in captivity in Gaza
– Praise for Hamas and image of Nazis: Maine Senate frontrunner faces brutal backlash
TOP STORY: Duke University has a money freeze as well founded the Students for Justice in Palestine chapter following an outcry over a “deeply disturbing” Instagram post. The pamphlet depicted Zionism and US Imperialism as pigs—a degrading caricature associated with extremist propaganda of the 1970s. While the group was sidelined, critics demanded more accountability for some students who cause “unclear” abuse.
Duke University campus in Durham, North Carolina, US, Monday, June 16, 2025. (Cornell Watson/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
VIDEO: Twitch host Hasan Piker told “Pod Save America” that the Republican Party is “the biggest domestic terrorist in this country” and around the world. WATCH HERE:
TWO YEARS IN HELL: Rom Braslavski, released after 738 days in captivity in GazaThe horrific abuses are detailed, including starvation, physical abuse, and sexual abuse. Initially hiding his military status, his treatment worsened after his identity was discovered. He lived on meager food, endured solitary confinement, and suffered severe trauma before being released in October 2025. Today, he relies on faith to heal.
BRIEF BRIEF: Progressive candidate for Maine Senate Graham Platner is on fire in an archived Reddit post praising the deadly 2014 Hamas attack as “well done.” The combat veteran, supported by Bernie Sanders, also faced scrutiny for a Nazi-style tattoo. While Platner attributed the behavior to a “violent” military culture, Republicans and veterans criticized his comments as unfit for office.
BASIS OF SENTENCE: 1979 Islamic Revolution changed Iran from a stable Jewish home to a state-sponsored theater. Using anti-Semitic weapons as a central idea, the regime killed community leaders, confiscated property, and forced many people to leave. Today, the dwindling population remains a “sad fig leaf,” forced to denounce Israel in order to survive under a fanatical, oppressive regime.
Iranian Jewish men unveil their highly decorated holy scroll from the Aron Kodesh chamber, as part of their daily prayer at a synagogue, in Tehran on Feb. 13, 2020. (Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)
HOW TO SHOW: Ben Carasso, an 11-year Israeli activist, uses social media to fight global antisemitism and share the realities of Jewish children living in conflict. A third generation Holocaust survivor, he first spoke out after the October 7 attacks. Despite facing online harassment, she travels internationally to meet other Jewish youth, encouraging fact-checking and encouraging peers to speak up for the truth.
GUEST EDITOR: Dov Forman, a student of history at University College London and author of the New York Times bestseller Lily’s Promise, writes that campus antisemitism and the London arson attacks show that Britain is failing its Jewish community.
DISCUSSION OF THE WEEK: “I walked with no energy, I breathed as if it was my last breath, I thought it would be the last time I saw the light of the sun. I continued.” – Rom Braslavski, 19, who spent more than two years as a hostage of Hamas.
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