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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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VIEWPOINT: Accept Sustainable Peace-Building

VIEWPOINT: Accept Sustainable Peace-Building

By David L. Phillips October 13, 2023

Initial shock over Hamas’ attack of Israel is turning to rage. Israelis are horrified by the Hamas killing spree, with many, including Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, clamoring for a ground invasion...

VIEWPOINT: Finding Political Resolve

By Malak Abusoud September 6, 2019

Whenever I write anything that supports Palestinian self-determination, I sit down before publishing it to estimate the consequences that may arise if the piece sees the light of day. I edit my grammar...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Recognize Israel as Apartheid State

By Mohammed Alhammami and David Balgley April 26, 2019

On April 12, the leaders of Georgetown Israel Alliance published an op-ed in The Hoya titled, “Include Diverse Narratives in Israel-Palestine Debate.” The article’s authors accuse Israeli Apartheid...

VIEWPOINT: Include Diverse Narratives in Israel-Palestine Debate

By Maya Rabinowitz and Alec Camhi April 12, 2019

The goal of any activism around the Israeli-Palestinian conflict must be to achieve peace through mutual understanding. The Georgetown Israel Alliance works toward this end by hosting events that display...

VIEWPOINT: Denounce Israeli Apartheid

By Linda Fawaz April 5, 2019

This past week, Georgetown University’s Students for Justice in Palestine, launched its 15th annual Apartheid Week, hosting a series of events to highlight the apartheid conditions Palestinians live...

SHEEL PATEL/THE HOYA | Students gathered to create a mock wall of art for Israeli Apartheid Week on Monday. The artwork has been displayed in the Intercultural Center Galleria throughout the week.

SJP Hosts 15th Annual Apartheid Week

By Chelsea Hafer April 5, 2019

Georgetown University’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine erected an artistic representation of the 400 mile wall in the West Bank on campus as part of its 15th annual Israeli Apartheid Week...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Recognize Privilege in Safety

By Tanner Larkin December 13, 2018

I have enjoyed reading Hannah Urtz’s (SFS ’20) column over the course of the semester. Yet I was disappointed that her recent article on Western privilege in the Middle East lacked sensitivity to the...

URTZ: Privilege Obscures Travel Realities

URTZ: Privilege Obscures Travel Realities

By Hannah Urtz November 30, 2018

Over the course of my semester in the Middle East, I have been treated with graciousness and hospitality at nearly every turn. This treatment has not been sparked by my charming disposition: Being an American...

TAHABSEM: Reject Anti-Palestine Bias

By Natascha Tahabsem April 10, 2018

Support for Palestinian rights and pro-Palestine student organizations at Georgetown University is too often unnecessarily and undeservedly derided. And while this problem is not exclusive to Georgetown,...

VIEWPOINT: Lifting Up Silenced Voices

VIEWPOINT: Lifting Up Silenced Voices

By Yasmeen El-Hasan April 26, 2017

  It was the summer of 2014. I was sitting in the living room of my mother’s childhood home in the West Bank of Palestine, playing cards and drinking tea with my cousins. The news was playing...

Panelists Urge Trump Leadership in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

By Alex Mooney April 26, 2017

President Donald Trump’s stated commitment to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict presents an opportunity for renewed negotiation between the two regions, according to two experts on the Middle...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Debunking ‘Subtle Anti-Semitism’

By Opinion Editor March 28, 2017

It is not often that I respond to op-eds that attempt to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Indeed, there exist a myriad articles that share Tanner Larkin’s efforts to disparage support for Palestine....

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