Tag: Israel
UC responds to boycott of Israeli academic institutions
The American Studies Association (ASA), an organization devoted to the studies of American culture and history, recently announced the endorsement of a resolution to...
Letter to the Editor: ASA endorses resolution to boycott Israeli institutions
The American Studies Association, a congregation of professors and students dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of American culture and history, voted with an overwhelming...
Letter to the Editor: ASUCR’s passage of the divestment resolution
Dear Highlanders,
On March 6, 2013, the ASUCR Senate passed a Resolution that I openly opposed
during the Senate meeting. I continue to strongly disagree with...
Letter to the Editor: UC divestment from Israel divides campus
The past couple years have been symbolic of peace and progress towards building relationships between different student organizations that affiliate with the Middle East....
Letter to the Editor: Victory for Students for Justice in Palestine
Students of all races, ethnicities, and religions came together in celebration, on March 6th, in which a historic moment for the University of California...
SJP walk out during Israeli soldiers’ speech
Members of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) staged a silent walkout during a question and answer session that featured two reserve Israeli soldiers...
UCI eleven files appeal more than a year after ruling
The UC Irvine 11 filed an appeal Jan. 22, months after being convicted of misdemeanor charges for disrupting an Israeli diplomat’s speech in Irvine....
The Middle East: taking a turn for the worse
The bombing needs to stop. For anyone unaware of the protestors at the Bell Tower lately, this is the phrase that has been glued...
Peace in the Middle East?
There’s been peace in Palestine since Nov. 21. Following a fragile peace agreement fostered through Egyptian and U.S. diplomatic efforts, last Wednesday marked the...
ASUCR criticizes UCOP assessment fee
During the ASUCR senate meeting on May 30, the legality of the recently implemented UCOP Funding Stream Initiative was questioned by both the senate...