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Jonathan Dekel-Chen, whose son Sagui was held by Hamas in Gaza for 498 days, was appointed amid increased pressure on Columbia University to diversify the attitudes of faculty teaching about the Middle East

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Jonathan Dekel-Chen, the father of a former Israeli hostage, has been appointed to join Columbia University as a professor of history with a course load that includes instruction about modern Israel.