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300 Students Banished Over Controversial Antisemitism Training

9/28/2025

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Over 300 Northwestern University students face registration bans for refusing an antisemitism training video.
They say the video is biased toward Israel and could heighten tensions over Gaza.
Northwestern University says completion is mandatory for registration, like other discrimination training.
Critics, including Jewish students, say the video equates Israel criticism with antisemitism; Trump administration cut Northwestern's $790 million.

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Over 300 Northwestern University students face registration bans for refusing an antisemitism training video.
They say the video is biased toward Israel and could heighten tensions over Gaza.
Northwestern University says completion is mandatory for registration, like other discrimination training.
Critics, including Jewish students, say the video equates Israel criticism with antisemitism; Trump administration cut Northwestern's $790 million.