217 Today: A year into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Jewish college students struggle to find a shared home on campus

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For Northwestern University senior Adam Jaffe, Hillel has been his home away from home. But the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel and Israel’s onslaught of Gaza have complicated that.
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Thursday, October 3, 2024

Today’s headlines:

  • Users of Waze navigation software are being reminded of Illinois’ “Move Over” law if there’s Illinois State Police activity on the road.
  • A federal judge is declining to toss out part of the corruption indictment against former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
  • Classes at Danville School District 118 are resuming today.
  • The expiration of the 2018 Farm Bill means some programs are now set to end at the end of the year.

In today’s deep dive, we’ll learn how the deaths of more than 40,000 Palestinians and 1,200 Israelis over the past year have drawn out deep divisions among Jewish college students.

217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by Alex Degman, Dave McKinney, Reginald Hardwick, Collin Schopp and Lisa Kurian Philip.

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Stephanie Mosqueda

Stephanie Mosqueda is a senior majoring in journalism at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with minors in Spanish and public relations. She is the 217 Today producer and a reporter for the Illinois Student Newsroom.