George Washington University has suspended its chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace just days before the start of the new semester.
The private university in Washington, D.C. also suspended Students for Justice in Palestine and put six other pro-Palestinian student groups on probation, in a preemptive move that signals the school expects campus protests against the Israel-Hamas war to resume as students return to campus in the coming days.
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The groups were temporarily suspended last fall after pro-Palestinian students projected inflammatory messages on campus buildings, including “Glory to our martyrs” and “Free Palestine From The River To The Sea,” weeks after Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel. The school’s chapter of JVP, the anti-Zionist Jewish group, supported that protest and said on social media that it stood behind every message.
The new suspension means that the groups will not receive official university recognition, funding or any other forms of institutional support this semester. In the spring, they will go on probation and will have to seek permission to hold any on-campus events.
Multiple other universities have changed their policies around campus protests over the summer, anticipating future standoffs with pro-Palestinian groups as classes reopen with fighting ongoing in Gaza.
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Messages reading ”Glory To Our Martyrs” and ”Divestment From Zionist Genocide Now” are projected onto the side of a building on George Washington University’s campus in Washington, D.C., Oct. 24, 2023. (credit: StopAntisemitism via X)
The suspended GWU groups, which frequently work together, shared news of the suspensions in an Instagram post on Monday and said they would not be deterred.
“GW administration may suspend our organizations and strip us of our funding, but they will never quell the student movement,” the student groups wrote on Instagram. They vowed to “return a hundred times stronger in the face of their repression.”
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Neither GWU nor JVP’s national organization immediately returned a Jewish Telegraphic Agency request for comment.
Addressing violations of university policy
But a university spokesperson told Jewish Insider that the school has “an obligation to address violations of university policy, and does so without regard to the content of the message those demonstrating seek to advance. It does so through a Code of Student Conduct that provides a fair review process that includes student peers.” The spokesperson would not specify what campus policy the groups had violated.
GWU is at least the second major university to suspend its JVP chapter since the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel. Columbia University took a similar action last fall and renewed the suspension in the winter, months before it became the epicenter of the pro-Palestinian encampment movement. JVP has been a prominent force in the movement, often providing Jewish representation for a student movement whose calls to divest from Israel have been accused of veering into antisemitism.
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GWU’s own encampment was cleared by D.C. police in May under pressure from Congress and some Jewish faculty.
Hillsboro, Washington County set aside a combined $400,000 to help communities impacted by immigration arrests.
Oregon’s most diverse county declared a state of emergency this week because of increased immigration enforcement that has cloaked much of the community in fear over the past few weeks.
The declaration allows the county to tap into $200,000 in contingency funds it can give to community organizations helping residents impacted by the ongoing enforcement surge. It was unanimously approved by the county Board of Commissioners on Tuesday.
Community members attend a meeting at the Washington County public services building in Hillsboro, Ore., on Oct. 28, 2025. Community members made their case for the commission to declare a state of emergency over a recent increase in immigration enforcement in the area.
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The move follows at least 135 reported arrests by immigration enforcement in the county in October, according to the Portland Immigration Rights Coalition. This number accounts for nearly half the 329 arrests made throughout the state in October.
While the county has not yet decided which community organizations will receive emergency funds, SOAR Immigration Legal Services requested a portion of the money.
SOAR legal assistant Celeste Mora-Morales was one of a number of public commenters at Tuesday’s meeting.
“We are receiving over 100 calls every day,” she said. “There’s broken glass all over Hillsboro.”
Her comments alluded to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers regularly breaking car windows to make arrests.
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County Administrator Tanya Ange said staff would follow up with the board next week with plans on how to spend the $200,000 unlocked by the emergency declaration.
The state of emergency lasts until the end of the calendar year. It coincides with a second state of emergency declared by the commission Tuesday over a loss of access to the Supplemental Nutrition Access Program. That declaration will redirect $250,000 to the Oregon Food Bank.
Fear of the ongoing immigration arrests, which have swept up multiple people lawfully living in the US, has kept many Washington County residents from leaving their homes, meaning they have to miss work, school or doctor’s appointments.
“Fear has become a daily companion for far too many in our community,” Hillsboro United Methodist Pastor Rhett Ansley said at a Tuesday meeting of the Hillsboro City Council.
At its meeting, the Hillsboro City Council heard more than three hours of public testimony about the devastating impacts the recent enforcement actions.
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The council allocated its own $200,000 for a “low-barrier” grant program that would benefit affected residents and will continue discussing the matter at a meeting Nov. 18.
Washington County Commissioner Jason Snider compared immigration officials’ apparently intentional infliction of fear and distress in the community to acts of terror. However, he also noted the limits of the county’s authority in the face of federal law.
“We have an obligation to follow federal law,” Snider said. “I want to make sure the expectations of the community are aligned with what we are actually considering,” meaning the county was not directing the sheriff’s office to step in during ICE action, as some community members had asked.
Commissioner Nafisa Fai said she felt the declaration did not go far enough to protect Washington County residents. She said the county should consider additional measures like suspending rental evictions or utility shutoffs as families deal with the detainment of their primary income earners or fear leaving home to work.
“There are other tools in our toolbox that we can (use to) help residents,” she said. “The situation the community faces demands aggressive action to safeguard our residents.”
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Commission Chair Kathryn Harrington expressed support for all local, state and federal officials lawfully performing their duties.
“That includes supporting lawful immigration,” she said.
When the prospect of an emergency declaration related to the recent ICE activity was previously broached, Harrington was not on board with the idea, saying it was important to safeguard money the county receives from the federal government. Earlier this year, the commission altered the county’s diversity, equity and inclusion policies to avoid running afoul of the Trump administration.
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The Southwest Washington mayor won a third term Tuesday and voters appeared to be passing Proposition 5.
Incumbent Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle enjoys a performance while talking with attendees at her election night party at the Fire Union Hall in Vancouver, Wash., on Nov. 4, 2025.
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Anne McEnerny-Ogle won a third term as mayor of Vancouver on Tuesday night, beating her opponent Justin Forsman by a wide margin.
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“Our work obviously isn’t done,” McEnerny-Ogle said to a crowd of supporters at the Vancouver Local 452 Fire Hall after early election results came in.
“We’ll build that I-5 bridge, we’ll build the Heights, we’ll continue working with our homeless,” she said, calling out a number of local livability issues before telling the crowd to be sure to take home extra baked potatoes.
McEnerny-Ogle has long been a face in Vancouver politics. After a 30-year career as a public school teacher, she was elected as a city councilor in 2014. She became the first woman to serve as mayor of Vancouver in 2018. Now 72 years old, her term as mayor will last through 2029.
Priorities for her next term will include development of a mixed-use neighborhood in Central Vancouver known as the Heights District, helping expand police staffing with levies like Proposition 5, which also appeared to be passing on Tuesday night, and starting construction on the Interstate Bridge Replacement, a slow-moving megaproject that has been further delayed by the federal government shutdown.
“I’m the strongest advocate for the bridge because it’s right in our living room for the city of Vancouver,” she said.
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Her last eight years as mayor were defined by a period of tremendous change in Washington state’s second fastest growing city. That growth has led to problems, like a persistent housing shortage and growing homelessness.
McEnerny-Ogle served as mayor throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. “Every day I came to work,” she said.
As mayor, she is often found holding together fractious coalitions in Southwest Washington. She’s heavily involved with Oregon and Washington state officials, the board of the local transit agency, C-TRAN, and the two states’ congressional delegations on matters related to the I-5 bridge.
At the local level, McEnerny-Ogle contributes to the relationship between Vancouver and Clark County’s smaller cities’ response to a regional homelessness crisis.
Her opponent, Justin Forsman, earned nearly 30% of the vote as of 9 p.m. Tuesday.
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Forsman runs a small telecom business in Vancouver. His defeat in the mayoral race adds to a series of failed bids for Vancouver City Council and the Washington state Legislature. In campaign statements, Forsman said he is an advocate against the herbicide glyphosate, 5G cellular towers and water fluoridation. His platform included a range of conservative interests, such as rejecting sanctuary city policies, enhanced 2nd Amendment protections, and what he described as medical freedom.
Voters approve Proposition 5
Voters in Vancouver appeared to be approving Proposition 5, based on early results in Tuesday’s general election. It will fund approximately 13 new officers in the Vancouver Police Department. The tax levy’s passage would mark a small step forward in the city’s effort to shore up police staffing levels.
Proposition 5 will increase taxes by $0.15 per $1,000 of assessed value on property in Vancouver. That translates to an increase of about $75 annually on a $500,000 home, according to the city.
The 13 new officers funded by the levy amount to fewer new hires than in past funding proposals. A similar 2024 levy aimed to hire 80 new police officers and 36 non-officer positions. That levy’s failure led to the scaled-back request this year.
Vancouver ranks low when it comes to officers per capita compared to other Washington cities of comparable size. Vancouver had 11.4 officers per 10,000 people, according to 2024 FBI data. Other cities with populations of 90,000 or more include Tacoma, with 15.31 officers, and Everett, with 17.79 officers per 10,000 people.
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The city is also planning to hire additional officers with state funding for law enforcement approved during the last legislative session. According to City Manager Lon Pluckhahn, Vancouver is expecting to hire another dozen officers beyond the levy with a share of $100 million allocated for police departments around the state by the legislature and Gov. Bob Ferguson.
Additional officers hired with Proposition 5 funds would be fully trained in early 2027, according to VPD spokesperson Kim Kapp.
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Mick Cronin and the No. 12 UCLA Bruins officially tip off the highly-anticipated 2025-26 season against the Big Sky’s Eastern Washington Eagles.
Backed by UCLA’s star-studded transfer portal addition of Donovan Dent, the Bruins’ ceiling is higher than it’s been in recent season, and yet Westwood still has its fair share of doubters.
The Bruins also have some key returners, like Tyler Bilodeau, Eric Dailey Jr. and Skyy Clark, who are all primed to elevate their games next to Dent.
Mar 20, 2025; Lexington, KY, USA; UCLA Bruins guard Eric Dailey Jr. (3) reacts during the second half against the Utah State Aggies in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Rupp Arena. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-Imagn Images / Aaron Doster-Imagn Images
With that being said, let’s get into our first UCLA men’s basketball preview of the season.
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UCLA is the start of EWU’s gauntlet non-conference schedule, which includes the Bruins, Washington State, Utah and No . 8 BYU.
The Eagles’ leading scorer from last season, Andrew Cook, returns this season. Cook averaged 15.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.
Nov 21, 2024; Spokane, Washington, USA; Eastern Washington Eagles guard Andrew Cook (9) controls the ball against the Washington State Cougars in the second half at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. Mandatory Credit: James Snook-Imagn Images / James Snook-Imagn Images
This is the second time the Bruins are matching up with Eastern Washington all time. The last matchup came during the 2011-12 season when UCLA beat the Eagles 60-47 in the Los Angeles Sports Arena.
What: UCLA Bruins vs. Eastern Washington Eagles When: Monday, Nov. 3 Time: 7:30 p.m. (PT) Where: Pauley Pavilion (Westwood, California) TV: Big Ten Network Radio: AM 790 (KABC)
1. Donovan Dent, PG
Mar 23, 2025; Cleveland, OH, USA; New Mexico Lobos guard Donovan Dent (2) shoots the ball over Michigan State Spartans guard Jeremy Fears Jr. (1) in the second half during the NCAA Tournament Second Round at Rocket Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images / Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images
What more is there to say about Dent? The 2024-25 All-American was one of, if not the, most impactful transfers of the offseason, and he is poised to raise Cronin’s offensive ceiling this year.
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The elite playmaking guard showed flashes of his impact in UCLA’s two preseason exhibition games, where, despite struggling from the field, showed the poised scoring and facilitating ability that drew Cronin’s eyes to him.
Against an opponent like Eastern Washington, elite guards like Dent can really flex their guns. Look for Dent to set up his teammates more rather than trying to get his own bucket on Monday.
2. Eric Dailey Jr., Forward
Mar 20, 2025; Lexington, KY, USA; UCLA Bruins guard Eric Dailey Jr. (3) drives to the basket against Utah State Aggies guard Dexter Akanno (7) during the second half in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Rupp Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jordan Prather-Imagn Images / Jordan Prather-Imagn Images
Dailey is one of UCLA’s most impactful returners, and he’s primed for a big season next to Dent. He averaged 11.4 points and 4.0 rebounds in 33 games last year, showing flashes of his potential as a scorer.
Ahead of this season, Dailey has been named to the 20-person watch list for the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year award. Dailey’s scoring is integral to UCLA’s success. Last season, the Bruins were 16-2 when he scored at least 10 points in a game.
Dent elevates the players around him. Don’t be surprised if we see a leap year for Dailey.
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