Columbia adopts new antisemitism definition amid federal grant concerns
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Columbia University has adopted the controversial IHRA definition of antisemitism to secure the restoration of $400 million in federal grants, amid criticism that the definition conflates anti-Zionism with antisemitism and may restrict academic freedom, following similar moves by Harvard and under pressure from government and pro-Israel groups.
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