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EPISODE · Apr 18, 2024 · 25 MIN

Mideast braces for Israel's response; Columbia president testifies at antisemitism hearing

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In this edition of Eyewitness News Extra Time, we detail the latest on the crisis in the Middle East, Columbia University's president testifying in an at antisemitism hearing and stunning allegations revealed in the Boeing investigation. On Wednesday, an attack by Hezbollah in Northern Israel injured 14 Israeli soldiers and four others. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country would be the one to decide whether and how to respond to Iran's major air assault last weekend, without saying when or how, leaving the region bracing for further escalation after months of unrest linked to the ongoing war in Gaza. Eyewitness News reporter Josh Einiger is in Amman, Jordan with more. In New York City, Columbia University is under the spotlight. A group of student protesters were camped out on the school's main lawn. They pledge to stay there until the university divests from companies with ties to Israel. Meanwhile, in Washington, D.C., Columbia's president got grilled on Capitol Hill, fielding accusations from Republicans who see the Manhattan campus as a hotbed of bias. As Eyewitness News reporter Joe Torres shows us, her job could now be on the line. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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