Tag / Conflict
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Humanizing the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
BY HANNAH WALDMAN AND WUPR STAFF As students who are particularly engaged in Israeli politics, we experienced a flurry of articles depicting violence as the Israel-Hamas war raged and one-sided claims about the conflict inundated our newsfeeds. Amidst the anarchic free-for-all that is 21st century media, we both saw an article in Haaretz, an Israeli…
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Losing Hope and Losing Face
BY NAOMI DURU America: land of the free and home of the brave. On the international stage, we used to stand for something much bigger than ourselves. Countries sought our help in times of need, and we were usually quick to come to their aid. However, in a post-WWII world, the perception of America as…
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Obama on Libya
The President took the importance of America’s role as world leader and ran with it—as well he should have. His tone was tough and right. The speech itself was about as good as the situation would allow for, but does, nevertheless, warrant some reflection: Questions: -What non-military measures could conceivably drive Gaddafi from power? -If…
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Congolese Massacre of 321 Villagers Uncovered
This week, a massacre which was purported to have occurred around Christmas last year in the Democratic Republic of Congo was confirmed. Members of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a violent group ostensibly attempting to install a Christian theocracy in the African nation, slaughtered at least 321 innocent men, women and children. They reportedly deceived…