palestine Archives — The Heights

Details Emerge About Scott Hayes and Caleb Gannon, Individuals Involved in Newton Shooting

After shouting at pro-Israel protestors, Newton resident Caleb Gannon tackled a demonstrator at a rally in Newton Thursday.

News, On Campus

Plane Pulling “Harvard Hates Jews” Banner Flies Over BC and Other Boston-Area College Campuses

Boston College students noticed a plane flying above campus at around 12:30 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, pulling a banner with the Palestinian flag and the words “Harvard Hates Jews.”

News, On Campus

BC Muslim Student Association Hosts Prayer for Palestine

Mahmoud El-Rifai asked a crowd of Boston College students, faculty, and student groups to reflect on the rising numbers of deaths in Gaza during the “Prayer for Palestine” event on Thursday night.

News, On Campus

Former Ambassador Analyzes Middle East Conflicts

Karim Kawar, the former Jordanian ambassador to the United States and Mexico from 2002 to 2007 and BC ’87, spoke with Kathleen Bailey, a professor in the political science department, at the second-annual Omar Aggad Memorial Lecture on Thursday.

Features

Finding Truth: Sajdi’s Journey From Avoiding to Preserving History

“It was then that I decided I must do history because I wanted to discover the truth.”

News, On Campus, Featured Story

Palestinian Legislator Highlights Tensions Between Israel and Palestine

“This has to be resolved on the basis of political, legal, moral, human terms. There is no other solution,” Palestinian legislator Hanan Ashrawi said.

On Campus, News

Krause Outlines State of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

“Even though we can talk about these final solutions for the conflict, it may be very likely that the next five, 10, 20 years we just keep saying the same thing,” Krause said.

Featured Story, On Campus, News

Krause Debates Northeastern’s Abrahms on Effectiveness of Terrorism

“I see us both trying to answer a similar question and kind of snipping off different parts of it, and together you put together kind of the patchwork of the answer,” said Peter Krause.