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The U.S. Department of Education on Monday sent letters to colleges that are under investigation for antisemitic harassment and discrimination.

President Trump has not only stopped funding Ukraine but has halted sharing intelligence following a heated exchange with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday. Across the country on Tuesday, there was a call for protests to be held at state capitol buildings. Hundreds turned out across Hawaiʻi to stand with Ukraine.

Last Friday, The Conversation talked to Mark Newton, minister defence at the British Embassy in Washington. The U.K. was one of 26 nations represented at a Honolulu defense conference.

President Donald Trump is suggesting that some 2 million Palestinians be moved out of Gaza and that the area become a resort development, “the riviera of the Middle East.” The Conversation talked to Ma’an Odah, who grew up in a Palestinian refugee camp.

Just last month Hawaiʻi resident and peace activist Christine Ahn was banned from entering South Korea. It was the second time her activism put her on a do-not-travel list. The Conversation talked to her about the current political climate in South Korea.

A Honolulu surgeon describes his experience providing medical aid in Gaza; the Department of Health talks about making sure public school drinking water is lead-free; ʻAlalā conservation manager talks prepping birds for first-time release on Maui

A Honolulu surgeon took part in a two-week medical mission in war-torn Gaza earlier this year. The Conversation talked to Dr. Ayman Abdul-Ghani about his experience.

Monday marked one year since Hamas attacked towns along Israel's border, killing thousands. The Conversation talked to Ma'an Odah, who lost his cousin to the war, and Rabbi Itchel Krasnjansky of the Chabad of Hawaiʻi about what is being done to remember the lives lost one year later.

A Palestinian man at a Honolulu peace march and the rabbi of Chabad of Hawaii share their thoughts on the Hamas-Israel war one year later; the Aloha Stadium manager talks about generating revenue without any events inside the facility; and we remember former HPR President and General Manager Michael Titterton

Hawaiʻi's Ukrainian community will celebrate Ukraine's Independence Day on Saturday with a festival at Kapiʻolani Park. Catherine Cruz talked with Lara Palafox from the group Hawaiʻi Stands With Ukraine.