Campus

Pro-Palestine versus Pro-Israel events continue long history of contention between groups

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Pro-Palestine and Pro-Israel groups square off at a mock checkpoint set up by Students for Justice in Palestine.

Students for Justice in Palestine and Tikvah Students for Israel recently sponsored events with opposite messages about Israel-Palestine affairs, which reflected an ongoing history of contention between the two groups. The Israeli Apartheid Week, sponsored by Students for Justice in Palestine, and simultaneous Israeli Peace and Diversity Week, sponsored by
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Editorials

Dialogue over division

CAMPUS ISSUES: Proposed changes to campus policies about public expression do not deal with the issue of a potential campus climate problem.

There is a fine line between protecting students from a threatening environment and restricting free speech. And as some pro-Israel and pro-Palestine students continue to clash at UC Berkeley, the campus faces an opportunity to productively address that dilemma. Recently, the campus administration announced a set of proposed policy changes
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