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Category Archives: Israel/Palestine
Palestinians Aren’t Safe Anywhere, Not Even in their Classrooms
In the past month, Palestinians have witnessed yet another escalation of Zionist violence inflicted onto our homeland without reservation. Israeli warplanes murdered over 250 Palestinians and displaced nearly 100,000 people from their homes during a two-week-long bombardment of the Gaza … Continue reading
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Separating Anti-Zionism and Anti-Semitism
The morning after the 2016 presidential election, I woke up wondering if I was still white. I am Ashkenazi (Eastern European) Jewish, and had always felt confident in the safety my light skin afforded me. That day, for the first … Continue reading
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Students for Justice in Palestine Triumphs in Illinois Student Government Vote
On October 23, student organizers and members of Illinois Student Government (ISG) were elated to hear that a resolution demanding an apology from University of Illinois Chancellor Robert Jones had been passed by a vote of 29-4. The resolution criticized … Continue reading
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Anti-Semitism: Still the “Socialism of Fools”?
Scandals over alleged anti-Semitism have recently ensnared leftist British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn; the populist Yellow Vest movement, which leans both Left and Right (and neither, rejecting both); and Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), critic of Israel and supporter of … Continue reading
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On the Topic of Islamophobia and Nationalism
From the time we are little until we are fully grown, most of us are taught the basic saying “treat others the way you want to be treated.” It represents the action of being courteous and kind, to not disrespect … Continue reading
Posted in African Americans, bigotry, China, civil rights, Islamophobia, Israel/Palestine, Xenophobia
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Open Rebuttal to Sen. Duckworth
In a February 7 letter responding to my concerns about Senate Bill 1 (S.1), the Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East Act of 2019, Senator Tammy Duckworth offered a defense of her support for this bill. I believe that … Continue reading
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The Chancellor’s Massmail on Free Speech Who Is It Talking About?
Returning from a meeting of the American Association of Universities (AAU), Chancellor Jones shared a joint statement that was crafted at the meeting in regard to free speech on campus. The statement starts out by saying that people whose views … Continue reading
Posted in bigotry, Free Speech, Israel/Palestine, labor, University of Illinois
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Israel Anti-Boycott Act a Threat to Free Speech
This article is about a bill introduced in both the U.S. Senate (S.720) and the House of Representatives (H.R.1697). These identical bills are both very complex and very dangerous to our civil liberties. They would outlaw “requests to impose restrictive … Continue reading
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Trump and the Resurgence of Antisemitism
I composed the following reflections-in-progress in the first week after the election in order to address the sudden prominence of antisemitism in mainstream American politics. Unfortunately, nothing that has happened since then leads me to think that these tentative thoughts … Continue reading
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May Day Rally on Quad
“This is what solidarity looks like.” May Day rally on the U of I Quad.
Posted in African Americans, Human Rights, International, Israel/Palestine, Labor/Economics
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