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Undermining Hamas Through Moderation

By Elijah Jatovsky July 16, 2014

“The prospects for an agreement are real. The potential for a breakthrough is possible.” With recent developments in Israel and Gaza, these words, which I heard spoken by former U.S. Ambassador...

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With Hamas at the Helm, A Fearful Future

By Nitzan Gabai July 16, 2014

I look back at the past few weeks I spent in Israel and the West Bank in both awe and frustration. Amid visits to Ramallah and Bethlehem, I managed to reconvene with family and spend time with my new baby...

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Israel’s Crisis of Ethics, Masked by Politics

By Leila Shebaro July 16, 2014

In mid-May, two Palestinian boys were killed by Israeli security forces during demonstrations in the West Bank. Although video footage shows the demonstrations as non-threatening, not a peep was heard...

Panel Talks Palestine Peace

By Sydney Winkler March 28, 2014

A panel of leading Middle East experts spoke about the current Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations in the Reiss Science Building on Wednesday. The panel included Ambassador Dennis Ross, Ghaith Al-Omari...

Unequal Rights in Palestine

By Samantha Lin March 4, 2014

To the Editor: In her article “Let’s Call It What It Is, And It’s Not Apartheid” (The Hoya, A3, Feb. 28), Kate Hopkins brings up an important point: The separation wall between Israel and Palestine...

Let’s Call It What It Is, And It’s Not Apartheid

By Kate Hopkins February 28, 2014

In the hustle of this week, many of us have stopped to examine the wall erected in the Intercultural Center Galleria by Students for Justice in Palestine as an effort to raise awareness of “Israel Apartheid...

SJP Brings Focus to Apartheid

By Ryan Thomas February 28, 2014

The Georgetown University chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine held numerous events this week, including an exhibit in the Intercultural Center Galleria and a documentary screening to raise awareness...

Israeli Apartheid: More Than a Metaphor

By Leila Shebaro February 25, 2014

Israeli Apartheid Week is an annual series of events devoted to raising awareness about Israeli apartheid and furthering the Palestinian call for boycott, divestment and international trade and financial...

Haaretz Journalist Discusses Israel’s Past

By Michael Mischke February 9, 2014

Israeli author and journalist Ari Shavit discussed his new book, “My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel,” on Tuesday in Copley Formal Lounge as part of the Georgetown University Program...

Interfaith Concert Follows Screening Withdrawal

By Sam Abrams November 15, 2013

A week and a half after Students for Justice in Palestine withdrew from a film screening meant to foster dialogue with pro-Israel student groups, the Jewish and Muslim Chaplaincies held Amplified Voices,...

STIRRETT: A Two-State Path to Peace

By Scott Stirrett March 1, 2012

Time is running out for the only way to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. With each passing year, hope for a two-state solution fades. While the continuation of this seemingly never-ending conflict...

Polis Urges Israeli-Palestinian Peace

By Carolyn Clendenin November 17, 2011

Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) discussed the current Arab-Israeli conflict and potential solutions to the problem Tuesday. The event was sponsored by the Georgetown University College Democrats, Georgetown...

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