Posts Tagged ‘Palestine’
Wafaa Abu Elula journeys from refugee camp in Syria to Webster Groves
Webster University International Studies major Wafaa Abu Elula is a Palestinian Syrian. Her home a refugee camp in Damascus. While there, she felt the shaking of bombs being dropped around her home as civil war was breaking out.
Read MorePolitickin’ Me Off: Stop sending money to Israel
The conflict between Israel and Palestine has made international news for several years. What has also happened for years is America giving Israel $4 to 6 billion a year in tax dollars, according to Stop U.S. Aid to Israel’s website. We could argue all day about what side we are one – Israel or Palestine.…
Read MoreUnity in the name of freedom in Palestine
In the midst of violence, destruction and ugliness, beauty and unity are still found in the Occupied Territory of Palestine. Being brown-skinned and brown-eyed, people that meet me almost always assume I am an Arab and a Muslim. Telling them I am a Palestinian Christian brings a shock to their faces. Most of the people…
Read MoreConnecting divides: Experience in Israel exposes tensions back home
The discrimination Managing Editor Macy Salama experienced in Israel impressed on her the reality of racial injustice back home. She believes these ongoing tensions in the Middle East and as near as Ferguson, Mo. can only be fixed if we first acknowledge the problem.
Read MoreVIDEO: Reconciliation During Times of Conflict
Webster University hosted a symposium entitled “Reconciliation During Times of Conflict”. Key note speaker, Maya Kahanoff, purposed the idea of Palestine and Israel to reconcile on the occupation.
Read MoreWebster drops the ball
Sheren Khalel, Opinions Editor at The Journal, discusses the lack of Palestinian representation at Webster University’s symposium: “Reconciliation During Times of Conflict,” on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Read MoreFuture History: Why the world has to take Palestinian statehood seriously
The debate about Palestine should be about the future, not the past.
Read MoreGuest Commentary: Palestine and Israel
By Linda Holtzman – professor of Journalism in the School of Communications I want to commend Alex Brandt, The Journal Staff and most of all Hanan Rahman and Daniel Movitz for the courage to speak and write about an issue that is so divisive and confusing, the situation between Israel and Palestine. In the post…
Read MoreVIDEO: Middle Ground: A conversation between an Israeli and a Palestinian
The constant threat of terror between Israel and Palestine is an ancient matter Webster University students Hanan Rahman, a Palestinian-American, and Daniel Movitz, a Israeli-American, want to see end. Rather than focus on the past, Movitz and Rahman give their points of view regarding solutions foreign governments have suggested to ease Israeli-Palestinian tensions, as well…
Read MoreDefund Israel: Stopping cash flow to the number one recipient of U.S. foriegn aid is a win-win
America has been dedicated to protecting the state of Israel for generations. It’s time to reexamine our interests.
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