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Iyad Hmidat and Heba Alsaidi on Their Experience With Mutual Aid in Gaza

Palestinian mutual aid workers Iyad Hmidat and Heba Alsaidi share about their life and work in Gaza during the war and after the ceasefire deal in October 2025.

April 2, 2026

Opinion

Students Criticize Karine Jean-Pierre’s Controversial Visit to Campus

Several students share their critical thoughts on former Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre's visit to campus, emphasizing the general incoherence of her talk as well as her unwillingness to condemn US support for Israel's assault on Gaza.

November 20, 2025

Opinion

Swarthmore Alumni for Palestine Speak Out About Suspension

As a group of concerned alumni, many of whom have ourselves led protests at Swarthmore over the past two decades, we are deeply troubled to learn that on March 6, 2025, Swarthmore College officially sanctioned ten student protesters for their organizing against

March 27, 2025

Opinion

The Palestine Exception and Swarthmore’s Double Standard: O4S’s Opposition to Student Discipline

Editor’s Note: This article is published using a pseudonym for the author, writing on behalf of Organizing for Survivors. Under normal circumstances, The Phoenix does not allow individuals or groups to submit articles anonymously. However, we have decided to make an exception

March 20, 2025

Highlights·News

Writer and Activist Naomi Klein Speaks at Swarthmore on Israel-Gaza and the “Doppelganger” Effect

On Thursday, April 18, author, activist, and professor Naomi Klein visited Swarthmore for the final event in the “South Africa to Gaza: World History and the Politics of Accountability” series. The series is hosted by the Aydelotte Foundation, the President‘s Office, Swarthmore

April 25, 2024

Arts

The Weight of Photos

What can a photographer do in a war? Robert Capa, Willi Ruge, Larry Burrows, and more have shown us through their pictures the power of photography and its influence on the general public. In Robert Capa’s most iconic image of the Spanish

February 22, 2024

Highlights·News

Professor and Commentator Peter Beinart Offers History, Advocacy on Israel-Gaza

On Tuesday, Feb. 20, professor and commentator Peter Beinart visited Swarthmore for the first event in the “South Africa to Gaza: World History and the Politics of Accountability” series. The series is hosted by the Aydelotte Foundation, the President‘s Office, Swarthmore College

February 22, 2024

Highlights·Interviews·News

The Phoenix in Conversation with Commentator Peter Beinart

After professor and commentator Peter Beinart kicked off Swarthmore’s “South Africa to Gaza: World History and the Politics of Accountability" series, he spoke to The Phoenix about the Israel-Gaza violence, public discourse, American politics, and the media.

February 22, 2024

Opinion

If You Care About Ukraine or Palestine, You Should Care About Sudan

Last week, I was shocked to find out that over 2,000 civilians had been massacred in a single day by the Russia-backed side in the ongoing civil war in Sudan. Most haven’t heard of this event: the Ardamata massacre, ethnically motivated, hasn’t

November 16, 2023

News

Former IDF Soldiers Talk Life In Israel, Palestinian Conflict

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. Two Israeli

October 25, 2017

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Iyad Hmidat and Heba Alsaidi on Their Experience With Mutual Aid in Gaza

Students Criticize Karine Jean-Pierre’s Controversial Visit to Campus

Swarthmore Alumni for Palestine Speak Out About Suspension

The Palestine Exception and Swarthmore’s Double Standard: O4S’s Opposition to Student Discipline

Writer and Activist Naomi Klein Speaks at Swarthmore on Israel-Gaza and the “Doppelganger” Effect

The Weight of Photos

Professor and Commentator Peter Beinart Offers History, Advocacy on Israel-Gaza

The Phoenix in Conversation with Commentator Peter Beinart

If You Care About Ukraine or Palestine, You Should Care About Sudan

Former IDF Soldiers Talk Life In Israel, Palestinian Conflict

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