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ArticlesA call for toleranceThe university's chapter of Hillel is proud of the role that it has played, in collaboration with other faith groups, in fostering a campus environment that is tolerant of freedom of expression. Initiatives like the Interfaith Dialogue Project, of which Hillel is a co-sponsor, have been important in creating a community where students can engage with one another constructively . . . Our Israel"Zo ha-medina shelanu," they said in Hebrew. "It's our state." We were standing on a cliff at Rosh ha-Nikra, a scenic Mediterranean overlook on the Israeli side of the Israeli-Lebanese border . . . Israel has a right to existIt is unfortunate that Yaktin would deny the Palestinians their right to self-determination and control over their own collective destiny . . . College Democrats, Republicans debate election issues at HillelCollege Democrats and College Republicans faced off in a debate yesterday, where hot-button issues such as stem-cell research, immigration, the war in Iraq and Israel dominated the discussion . . . Finding harmony through humorIn light of this summer's erupting violence between Israel and the Arabic-extremist group Hezbollah, students of Middle Eastern origin are using an entirely different weapon to eradicate tensions on campus: laughter . . . Israel still a choice for semester abroadHaving studied in Israel for a year before college as well as for a semester this past spring, I can say with confidence that going abroad to Israel is an incredibly valuable experience, war or no war . . . |
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