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Twelve Too Many
On May 14, the Gaza protests hit fever pitch as the United States opened its new embassy compound in Jeruslaem. Israeli security forces killed 62 people during a Palestinian attempt to storm the fences. A Hamas spokesperson confirmed later that 50 of those victims were members of Hamas, which is internationally recognized as a terrorist…
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We Cannot Permit Israeli Injustice
March 30th, 1976 is a day remembered by Palestinians as Land Day. That day marked one of the first significant mass demonstrations by Palestinians of national unity and opposition to Israeli policies. The point of contention at the time was a recent formal declaration by the Israeli government that it would expropriate lands in the…
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An Unpleasant Debate
BY JOE LENOFF This article is in response to Hen Mazzig’s article in JNS. Last week, J Street U and St. Louis Hillel invited Oded Na’aman, a philosophy student and member of the group Breaking the Silence, to speak at the St. Louis Hillel at Wash U. Mazzig attended the lecture and offered a criticism…