Tag: palestine
Dec. 8, 2023
Intimidation and doxxing of pro-Palestinian supporters on college campuses
“From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free.” This chant was echoed in front of the Dragon statue at Drexel University on Nov.…
Nov. 17, 2023
Drexel community comes together in vigil for Palestine
A diverse group of Drexel University students and community members gathered at a candlelight vigil from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9 at…
Nov. 3, 2023
University City students walk out in solidarity with Palestine
Students from Drexel University and the University of Pennsylvania walked out of class at noon on Oct. 25 to gather at the Dragon Statue in…
Oct. 20, 2023
Arson and antisemitic graffiti heighten fears of hate crime on Drexel campus
An act of arson prompted the emergency evacuation of hundreds of students living in Race Hall, one of Drexel University’s predominantly freshman residence halls on…
Jun. 4, 2021
Drexel students bring activism virtually to campus in light of Gaza strip tensions
After 11 days of bloodshed and over 200 people dead, Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire on Thursday, May 20. The Palestinian militant group…
Jan. 31, 2020
The media’s jaded view of the Middle East
Israel, and most of the Middle East in general, is a place that Americans tend to fear visiting because of the jaded misconceptions and biased…
May. 18, 2018
Palestinians should have the right to demonstrate
The Trump administration officially opened the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem May 14. The embassy move has been met with resistance by Palestinian civilians, who, just…
Dec. 8, 2017
Analyzing Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
Dec. 6 marked the historic day that President Donald Trump announced that he would fulfill the Jerusalem Embassy Act passed by Congress in 1995, declaring…
Jan. 13, 2017
A two-state solution for Israel
On December 23, the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution condemning Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. For the first time…
Oct. 23, 2015
Inaccurate and inappropriate
This past week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made this statement in his address at the World Zionist Congress: “Hitler didn’t want to exterminate the…
