Articles tagged: Palestine

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Behind the scenes of GUSA’s decision to reschedule the Israel Divestment Referendum

Georgetown Student Government (GUSA) announced, via Instagram, late Sunday night that the vote on the referendum on university divestment from companies arming the Israeli military will be delayed, changing the... Read more

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Faculty, students, and community members walk out in support of detained Georgetown fellow

Over 130 Georgetown faculty, students, and community members participated in a walkout Tuesday, protesting the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) detainment of Dr. Badar Khan Suri, a Georgetown postdoctoral fellow.... Read more

By March 25, 2025

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Community members march, call for Dr. Badar Khan Suri’s release

About 150 students, faculty, and community members gathered outside Healy Hall on Sunday to protest against the detainment of Dr. Badar Khan Suri, a Georgetown postdoctoral fellow.  Department of Homeland... Read more

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“Gut-wrenching”: Following his detainment, Dr. Badar Khan Suri’s students and the Georgetown community react

Dr. Badar Khan Suri, a postdoctoral fellow who teaches at Georgetown, told his students that he came to the U.S. to escape repression of free speech in his home country... Read more

By and March 20, 2025

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Judge orders Georgetown researcher Badar Khan Suri cannot be removed from U.S.

Federal judge Patricia Tolliver Giles ordered that Dr. Badar Khan Suri, a Georgetown researcher and legal U.S. resident, cannot be removed from the country, pending the outcome of a lawsuit... Read more

By and March 20, 2025

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Department of Homeland Security detains Georgetown fellow with student visa

Department of Homeland Security agents arrested Dr. Badar Khan Suri, a researcher at Georgetown, outside his home in Rosslyn, Virginia on Monday night, according to reporting by Politico. Khan Suri... Read more

By March 19, 2025

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SJP x WGTB benefit concert raises money for relief in Gaza while building solidarity and community

Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Georgetown Radio (WGTB) co-hosted a benefit concert and Palestine solidarity event in Bulldog Alley on Feb. 23. The event, which included live music... Read more

By February 27, 2025

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Prospect Records and D to Z Presents concert unifies art and awareness, raising money for Medical Aid for Palestinians

On Saturday, Feb. 15, Prospect Records, Georgetown’s student-run record company, and D to Z Presents, a student radio show, hosted a benefit concert for Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP). The... Read more

By February 25, 2025

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“Heaven opened its mouth and cried with us”: Georgetown community remembers hostages killed by Hamas

For Georgetown Rabbi Ilana Zietman, it was really hard to look at her two boys yesterday morning, after the return of deceased hostages held by Hamas to Israel. “While I... Read more

By February 21, 2025

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Business School spray-painted in protest of visiting U.S. General

Three unidentified individuals spray-painted the entrance to the McDonough School of Business (MSB) ahead of General Joseph Votel’s appearance at a Business of Leadership event, on the morning of Oct.... Read more

By October 16, 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

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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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John Carroll and Hoya Saxa installation spray-painted in protest of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza

On the morning of Sept. 20, an unknown individual spray-painted the John Carroll statue outside Healy Hall with a red triangle and the homecoming “Hoya Saxa” installation with “200K DEAD,”... Read more

By September 20, 2024

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Grief and urgency at a panel with families of the hostages held by Hamas

Jonathan Dekel-Chen hopes that his son, Sagui, will meet his youngest daughter someday. She was born two months after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, killing 1,200 people and taking... Read more

By September 20, 2024

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Students arrested at GW encampment enter into agreements to avoid charges

As August concludes, the court cases of the 33 protesters who were arrested in May at the DMV Gaza solidarity encampment in University Yard (U-Yard) at George Washington University (GW)... Read more

By August 30, 2024

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Students protest, pitch tents at GW President Granberg’s offices after encampment cleared

Around 250 pro-Palestine protesters from the DMV Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) Coalition, Student Coalition for Palestine at George Washington University, and other groups gathered at the intersection of... Read more

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Seven GU students arrested in GW encampment sweep

Seven Georgetown students were among those arrested early Wednesday morning when police cleared the Gaza solidarity encampment at George Washington University (GW), according to Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) records. Police... Read more

By May 9, 2024

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Arrests made, protesters pepper sprayed as police clear GW encampment

Thirty-three arrests, among them Georgetown students, were made Wednesday morning as the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) cleared the Gaza solidarity encampment at George Washington University (GW).  Demonstrators from eight universities,... Read more

By , , and May 8, 2024

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The past three days at GW’s Gaza solidarity encampment

Over a week ago, a coalition of students from universities across D.C., including Georgetown, George Washington University (GW), and American University, established a Gaza solidarity encampment at University Yard (U-Yard)... Read more

By , and May 4, 2024

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Timeline: GW’s Gaza solidarity encampment

Day One: Thursday, April 25 Students from George Washington University (GW), Georgetown, American University, and other schools establish the Gaza Solidarity encampment, which they now refer to as the “Popular... Read more

By , and May 4, 2024