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Corrections that appeared in print on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023.

In the weeks since Hamas attacked Israel, fliers depicting the hostages have become ubiquitous. But in cities and college campuses across the globe, anti-Israel protesters have removed them.

“KIDNAPPED,” the posters say, in bright red block letters above pictures of people taken hostage by Hamas terrorists during the Oct. 7 attack in Israel, urgent reminders of the men, women and children still being held hostage in the Gaza Strip. But on college campuses and in cities around the world in recent weeks, people have been caught tearing them down. “You should be ashamed of yourselves,” a man says in a video posted on social media as he watches two young people at the University of Sout

In the weeks since Hamas attacked Israel, fliers depicting the hostages have become ubiquitous. But in cities and college campuses across the globe, anti-Israel protesters have removed them.

 Assemblyman Ari Brown (R-Cedarhurst) today condemned the rise of antisemitism at major universities, especially in New York City, and called on school administrators to take immediate action to curb hate and ensure Jewish students’ safety. “Jewish students and faculty are facing increasing threats, yet “higher education” officials have done little more than offer empty condemnations and excuses,” Brown said. […]