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Ali Harb

Meet the Jewish students speaking to US lawmakers about Columbia’s protests

Columbia student Shay Orentlicher wears a watermelon kippah symbolising the colours of the Palestinian flag during a visit to Washington, DC, on May 6 [Ali Harb/Al Jazeera]

Washington, DC – Jewish students involved in protests at Columbia University say their pro-Palestinian activism is driven by their faith – not in spite of it.

On Tuesday, a group of Jewish student activists met with members of the United States Congress in Washington, DC, to tell their stories, which they say have been left out of mainstream narratives about anti-Semitism on college campuses.

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