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CHAI hosts “Shark and the Fish”
Coalition of Hopkins Activists for Israel co-hosted the “Shark and the Fish” event to celebrate the recent release of Gilad Shalit and to discuss Israeli human rights policies. The event included talks by emissaries from Shinshinim and an Israel-native Hopkins political science PhD student.
This IDF soldier knows that you need to know
From standing ovations to interruptions from silent protesters, Nadav Weinberg has experienced a wide range of reactions to his lectures. Weinberg travels to college campuses, in addition to other destinations, to educate people about the ethical codes of the Israel Defense Force.
Raising voices for Israel
University students traversed the hallways of Capitol Hill yesterday to relay their message to lawmakers: If you care for Israel, show it. Joining forces with other local universities, seven students lobbied Congress on three main issues: continuing foreign aid for the country, combating the threat of Iranian nuclear weapons and raising awareness of the recent unity deal.
Support Israel
This week marks the third-annual Palestinian Solidarity Week at our university. The numerous provocative events that are part of the week do something far different than achieve its stated goals. The solidarity week’s events and the speakers the group brings to the university present distorted facts and extreme biases that ultimately seek to vilify and isolate Israel.
Panel: US campuses far from Near East norms
Campus discussion of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict may be stuck in the past, according to experts who visited Georgetown this week to transform talk of Middle East issues into a cooperative effort.
Countering “boycott, divestment and sanctions” and promoting peace at George Washington
Recently, the GW Students for Justice in Palestine sponsored an event honoring the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. As it turned out, some of the panelists seemed to be speaking less from pro-Palestinian positions and more from solely anti-Israel ones.
Self-defense class hits home
This past Thursday, I punched myself in the face. This wasn’t anything I had planned or even intended to do. It wasn’t some attempt to make a friend laugh. It was merely a rude reminder of my own lack of coordination during my first Krav Maga self-defense course.
Obama’s treatment of Israel unfair, dangerous
This week, we witnessed President Obama’s shameful treatment of the leader of one of America’s closest allies. This became clear when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was hauled before a “seething” Obama and read the Riot Act behind closed doors.
Students go to Hill to lobby for Iran sanctions
More than 200 students from Washington and New York universities took a break from studying for final exams last week to lobby Congress to support a bill sanctioning Iran for its nuclear ambitions. The lobby mission, sponsored by several student groups from all the schools, was a day-long affair that yielded 52 separate meetings with lawmakers.
Students lobby for sanctions against Iran
More than 200 students from GW, Yeshiva, Georgetown and American universities descended on Capitol Hill Wednesday to urge their representatives to pass a bill posing sanctions on a nuclear Iran. The bill would punish foreign companies that sell gasoline and diesel fuel business to Iran until Iran cancels its nuclear program.
