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Students gathered at The Rock on Thursday evening for a vigil for people who were killed during the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip. The event was organized by J Street U, a student organization promoting peace in the region.

Students gather for vigil to mourn victims of the conflict in the Gaza Strip

October 2, 2014

Students and religious leaders gathered at The Rock on Thursday evening for a candlelight vigil to memorialize the lives lost this year on both sides of the Israel-Palestine conflict in the Gaza Strip. The...

Zahra Haider, events chair of Students for Justice in Palestine, listens to a list of Palestinian civilian casualties that occurred during the conflict in the Gaza Strip. SJP hosted the nondenominational service Friday to mourn the more than 2,000 Palestinian lives lost.

Students honor Gaza’s dead at candlelight vigil

September 28, 2014

Members of the Northwestern community gathered at The Rock for a candlelight vigil Friday night to honor the lives of the more than 2,000 Palestinians who died over the summer in the violent conflict...

Northwestern professor speaks about progress in Israeli-Palestinian conflict

May 27, 2014

A visiting religious studies professor gave a talk Wednesday on challenging traditional perspectives and sparking dialogue on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Yakir Englander spoke to a crowd of...

Social Justice Coalition plans second ‘Justice’ week

May 8, 2014

The second annual Social Justice Week will begin Monday and feature a number of different events, all centered around the theme “Oppression at the Academy.” Student groups applied to organize different...

Guest Column: Moving to a higher narrative on Tel Aviv University partnership

April 21, 2014

Serene Darwish’s recent column in The Spectrum was compelling and important. We commend her for expressing her identity and beliefs as a Palestinian-American on campus. We do not object to her reaction...

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