Palestine
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Why International Law Can’t Save Palestine
Liberal critics of Israel often think that, to achieve peace with Palestinians, all Israel needs to do is better respect international law. Noura Erakat’s new book, Justice for Some: Law and the Question of Palestine, powerfully corrects this narrative by showing how international law has done more to entrench Israel’s settler colonialism than impede it.…
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Fordham’s Students for Justice in Palestine Did More Than Win Club Status
When I was an undergrad at Fordham, my friends and I tried to form a chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP). The student government voted to approve our application, but the dean of students overruled that vote and prohibited us from attaining official club status on campus. So we filed a lawsuit. Last…
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Fordham’s Arbitrary and Capricious War on Students for Justice in Palestine
Fordham banned Students for Justice in Palestine on the grounds that the club’s politics were “polarizing.”
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The Much-Welcomed Decline of the Two-State Solution
Taken at face value, President Trump’s nonsensical declaration of his IDGAF position on a solution to Israeli apartheid –– “I like the one that both parties like. I’m very happy with the one that both parties like. I can live with either one.” –– seemed to signal a slight departure from more than 20 years…
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At Company’s New York Office, Activists Protest Facebook’s Collaboration with Israel on Political Repression
Outside of Facebook’s office at 770 Broadway in New York on Friday afternoon, activists protested Facebook’s recent partnernership with the Israeli government to crack down on “incitements to violence.” Despite the constant heavy rain, nearly two dozen protesters showed up to the event, organized by the Samidoun Palestinian Political Prisoner Solidarity Network and NYC Students…
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Nigerian Election, Palestine Joins ICC, Sanctions on Venezuela
Originally published at the Fordham Observer‘s “Going Global” column. The Observer is launching an international column to update students on global events with expert commentary from professors. Tweet us what you think @fordhamobserver. Nigerian Presidential Election Muhammadu Buhari has become the first opposition candidate to win a presidential election in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, unseating President…
Gunar Olsen 