Articles tagged: Israel-Palestine

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Students for Justice in Palestine ‘Week of Rage’ culminates in rally and march

Community members gathered at the steps of Healy Hall for a rally and march organized by Georgetown Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) on Oct. 10. The rally came as... Read more

By and October 11, 2024

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Through sorrow and rage, students and faculty hold vigils mourning the 42,000 Palestinians killed by Israel

Lukas Soloman (SFS ’26) and other members of Georgetown Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) spent hours writing the names of the Palestinian children and babies—starting with those under two-years-old—killed... Read more

By , and October 10, 2024

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One year after Oct. 7, Georgetown’s Jewish community reflects and remembers in memorial services

On Oct. 7, 2023, Talia Zamir (CAS ’26) scrambled to contact her family as she watched the fallout of Hamas’ attack on Israel while in D.C. Zamir is Israeli-American and... Read more

By and October 8, 2024

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Over 130 participate in SJP march, rally in response to alleged targeting in student group guidelines

Over 130 students, faculty, and community members gathered for a rally in Red Square and subsequent march through campus to support Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) on Sept. 4.... Read more

By September 5, 2024

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Faculty hold second vigil for Gazan academics killed by Israel

Georgetown Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine (FSJP) held a vigil Tuesday at noon to mourn the Palestinian academics and university students killed by Israel in Gaza. This is... Read more

By April 18, 2024

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“Divest from death”: Community members walkout to demand divestment from corporations with Israeli ties

Students, faculty, and staff held a walkout to call on Georgetown to divest its endowment from companies that invest in technologies used by the Israeli military. 

By , and February 9, 2024

Editorials

The genocide in Gaza demands ethical and compassionate journalism

The endless social media footage has made the situation in Gaza impossible to ignore. It is, in the words of a South African lawyer suing Israel at the International Court... Read more

By the January 19, 2024

Features

‘Not my campus anymore’: Palestinian students made to feel invisible at Georgetown

Content warning: This article includes mentions of racism, Islamophobia, and an anti-Palestinian hate crime. Donia, an international Palestinian graduate student who spoke to the Voice on the condition that she... Read more

By , and January 19, 2024

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“An obligation to speak”: Georgetown faculty organize for justice in Palestine

Georgetown's faculty organized a vigil to memorialize and commemorate their academic colleagues murdered in Gaza on Jan 18.

By and January 19, 2024

Voices

The University Mission and the Freedom to Define and Decry Atrocity

Shocking. Cruel. Terrifying. Devastating. Criminal. Some say there are "no words" to describe the searing events of October in Israel and Gaza. But these words and many others accurately describe the suffering of both Israelis and Palestinians at this terrible moment in the history of the modern Middle East. As scholars of the region who have devoted years of research, study, teaching, and discussion to the Israeli-Palestinian tragedy, we implore our students, administration, and colleagues to care for all humans impacted by the ongoing carnage flooding our news feeds.

By , and November 19, 2023

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‘Silence is violence’: Students demand university action on Palestine

This article does not include names for the personal safety of Georgetown students and faculty. A walkout for Gaza organized by Georgetown Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) drew  several... Read more

By and November 9, 2023

Editorials

Georgetown must break its silence on Israel’s violent occupation of Palestine

Content warning: This article references systemic violence, Islamophobia, and antisemitism. The editorial board recognizes the escalation of violence in Israel and Palestine has been grievous for Jewish and Palestinian communities.... Read more

By the October 20, 2023

Voices

Anti-Zionism and antisemitism are not the same. Equating them harms all Jews.

Antisemitism and anti-Zionism are linked, and the former certainly can be present in the latter, but it is not always. In fact, assertions that the two are inherently synonymous are themselves antisemitic.

By March 24, 2023

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SJP pulls off successful Israeli Apartheid Week, despite organizing troubles

SJP hosted a series of events educating the community about Palestinian culture and human rights issues in the Israeli-Palestinian crisis.

By March 29, 2022