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Hebrew U professor’s talk to accuse Israel of exploiting Palestinians for arms sales
January 8, 2019
According to the event description, Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian will explain how Israel uses the “bodies and lives” and “daily suffering” of Palestinian children in order to improve its weapon sales.
Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s annual convocation, June 11, 2017. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.
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Following outcry, Hebrew University issues pro-IDF ad
January 7, 2019
Five days following the incident in which a Hebrew University professor Dr. Carola Hilfrich scolded a student for wearing her Israel Defense Forces’ uniform to class, the university published an advertisement calling on students in uniform to come study at the university.
A classroom at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Mount Scopus campus, Oct. 22, 2006. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi /Flash90.
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Hebrew University lecturer under fire for scolding uniformed soldier
Hanan GreenwoodIsrael HayomJanuary 2, 2019
Literature professor Dr. Carola Hilfrich tells IDF soldier who was insulted by Arab classmate that she had to be “tolerant” of others’ stances • Hilfrich has signed petitions claiming that Israel “slaughters innocents.”
A classroom at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Mount Scopus campus, Oct. 22, 2006. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi /Flash90.
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Ari KalkerDecember 10, 2018
Can we act as a sovereign nation?
The government owes a sacred duty to the people of Israel to defend the sovereignty of the nation. It must immediately assert Israeli sovereignty by clearing and dismantling Khan al-Amar.
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Deconstructing the Oslo Accords 25 years later: Was it a gift or a curse?
Josh HastenSeptember 5, 2018
Although the agreement itself didn’t call for the creation of an official Palestinian state west of the Jordan River, subsequent Israeli proposals over the years did allow for such an entity to come into being. All of those offers, however, were rejected by the Palestinian leadership.
From left: Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, U.S. President Bill Clinton and Palestine Liberation Organization head Yasser Arafat at the signing of the Oslo Accords on Sept. 13, 1993. Credit: Vince Musi/The White House.
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