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Reflections on the ongoing violence between Israel and Hamas

By Caroline Magdolen 10/18/23 10:03pm
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In light of the war between Israel and Hamas, members of Penn's community have reached out to The Daily Pennsylvanian to share their thoughts and perspectives.

This landing page covers content concerning the conflict itself, Penn's response, and how it is impacting campus life and discourse. The page will be regularly updated to include new Opinion staff and guest columns.

From Oct. 11 to Oct. 20:

Akiva Berkowitz: Israel under attack
Eyal Yakoby: Penn's second chance to reject antisemitism
Scott Bok: Setting the record straight
Faresi Alfaresi: Penn must not succumb to post-9/11 hysterics and anti-Arab rhetoric
Steven Weitzman: Moving beyond public statements
Sydney Freedman: What I heard in my five hours at the Walkout for Palestine
Allison Santa-Cruz: Social media is no place for real political discourse
Lexi Boccuzzi: Antisemitism shrouded in activism?
Daniel Gurevitch: Our hope is not yet lost
David Koff: Why Penn should allow all voices, even voices of hate


From Oct. 22 to Nov. 10:

Editorial: Regarding the DP's ongoing coverage
Benjamin Nathans: Liz Magill, free speech, and hostile takeovers
Alex Baxter: "Never again, for anyone"
SP2 Students and Alumni: In solidarity with Palestine
Hanadi Abdulkadir: Why social media and Palestinian activism goes hand in hand
Izzy Feinfeld: Why Penn's donor base feels threatened


From Nov. 12 to Nov. 16:

Brett Seaton: Political university presidents are bad for business
Abraham Wyner: Penn should unequivocally adopt the IHRA working definition of antisemitism
Selma Farsakh: IDF on Locust
Evan Golinsky: There is only one solution?
Mia Vesely: Donors should not control a University and its administration
Ariel Koren: I am a Jewish alumna and former class president. I charge Liz Magill with complicity in genocide.


From Nov. 26 to Dec. 5:

Mritika Senthil: How ignorance trivializes the Israel-Hamas conflict
Allison Santa-Cruz: Our academic freedom is at stake
Lexi Boccuzzi: Do as I say and not as I do?
Letters: Reflections from alumni on Penn's recent leadership
Penn Chavurah: Penn is censoring Jewish-led criticism of Israel
Mritika Senthil: The Middle East Center Director's resignation is a concerning echo of the Cold War


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