Israel Needs Change but BDS is not the Answer
Since Israel’s 1967 capture of Gaza and the West Bank, seemingly little has changed in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The territories
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Surprise visit disrupts SGO vote on BDS resolution
Two weeks ago, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) approached the Student Government Organization (SGO), proposing a SGO resolution in
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Omar’s Critics Do More Harm Than Good
Congressional Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is currently facing large pushback for her recent Twitter posts, which many claim to be
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On the Palestinian Question
The question with which Israel consistently grapples is: what should we do with the land between the river and the
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Condemning Israeli Security’s Decision to Detain and Deport Susan Abulhawa
On September 18, Palestinian-American author Susan Abulhawa came to speak in my Peace and Conflicts Studies class titled “The Israeli-Palestinian
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SJP Announces New BDS Campaign
On October 9, Students for Justice in Palestine hosted a rally and teach-in at Parrish Hall to announce their new
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Swarthmore Should Divest from Israeli Apartheid Now
Editors Note: This article is a part of “Swat Takes,” a curated conversation between two authors about a contentious topic.
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President Smith rejects Sabra boycott, SJP responds
In an all-campus email sent out on Monday, April 30, President Valerie Smith announced that Swarthmore would continue to sell
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The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has been troubling for many years, but as a result of the Israeli Defense Forces’
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Living Our Values
Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As
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