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Bernie did something that no other politician had done before: he listened to my community. He listened and understood the problems that Muslim Americans face, the ones we had given up hope of ever solving, and he told the country that Americans must do better.
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It signals power and privilege to presume that individuals are “terrorists” without first asking what forces them to resort to protests. To individuals who seek to teach us oppressors’ morals, we respectfully say we do not take orders from colonizers.
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Kelvin Ervais’ simplified statement in the op-ed “ASUC fails students when it comes to free speech” that there is an “Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory” does not make it so. For three millennium up until 1948, Jews lived almost continuously in Judea and Samaria. In 1948, Jordan illegally occupied Judea
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The fact that a morally askew bill such as this was able to make it this far in the ASUC shows that UC Berkeley does not have an anti-Semitism problem like Zerman might claim, but rather a First Amendment one.
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UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ released two letters Feb. 18 responding to an ASUC bill that would have condemned a cubicle display by Bears for Palestine in Eshleman Hall that included photos of controversial Palestinian activists — some of whom had allegedly been involved in acts of terrorism.
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Condemning violence against innocent civilians is not a normalization of the occupation nor an affirmation of the Zionist cause. To suggest otherwise is a perversion of the truth, and I am disappointed by the use of these manipulative tactics.
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The campus chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace held a protest Friday on the edge of Sproul Plaza in opposition to the executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Wednesday.
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ASUC Senator Milton Zerman sponsored an ASUC resolution titled “Condemning Bears for Palestine for Their Display in Eshleman Hall Glorifying Violent Terrorists,” which will be heard at the ASUC Senate’s next meeting.
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The Queer Alliance and Resource Center revoked its endorsement of ASUC Senator Romario on Wednesday, citing dissatisfaction with Romario’s “professional and personal conduct,” according to a QARC statement.
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While many Jewish students think of Berkeley Hillel as a welcoming community space, some have expressed discontent with how it represents their community.
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