palestine
Teaneck (United States) (AFP) - They are only teenagers, but a pair of New Jersey high school students -- one Jewish and one Muslim -- are tackling an issue much bigger than themselves, bridging divides in their suburb shaken by the Israel-Hamas war. The effort originated soon after the October 7 attacks by Hamas and Israel's invasion of Gaza, when Rawda Elbatrawish, 17, took to Instagram to pitch an educational event. "I was originally going to do a protest, but I decided to do a dialogue instead," recalled Elbatrawish, who is Muslim. Liora Pelavin, 15, a fellow student at Teaneck High School...
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New York (AFP) - A prestigious US university has suspended two student groups that organized protests against Israel's bombing campaign in Gaza, saying they violated campus policies. Gerald Rosberg, Columbia University's chair of the special committee on campus safety, said Friday that Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace would be suspended throughout the fall semester. "This decision was made after the two groups repeatedly violated University policies related to holding campus events, culminating in an unauthorized event Thursday afternoon that proceeded despite warn...
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New York (AFP) - American ice cream-maker Ben & Jerry's announced on Monday they would stop selling their ice cream in the occupied Palestinian territories, saying its sale "is inconsistent with our values." In a statement, the Unilever subsidiary said they "hear and recognize the concerns shared with us by our fans and trusted partners," without elaborating. More than 600,000 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, where tensions often flare up between settlers and the Palestinian population. The settlements in the occupied territories are considered illegal by the UN and t...
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