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In a lecture reaching far beyond the designated topic of Middle East peace prospects, Noam Chomsky is sharply critical of Israel, India, Pakistan, President Obama, and the U.S. - which he calls a "rogue nation" and "the Godfather." He accuses the [...]U.S. of controlling Israel and undermining the two-state solution that would establish a Palestinian state.
Hosted by School of Education and Axis of Hope on December 8, 2009.
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In the first of a two-part series on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Afif Safieh, the Palestinian Liberation Organization's ambassador to Washington, D.C., speaks at BU about the Palestinian side of the question. Safieh characterizes the long and [...]bitter conflict between Israel and the Palestinian people as a moral dilemma.
Hosted by Boston University's International Students Consortium on April 17, 2007.
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In an attempt to capture the impact the war between Israel and Hamas is having on the Boston University campus, BU Today spoke with four students, who shared their perspectives from both sides of the conflict. The students talked about the sadness [...]they feel at having to hide their identity or religion. They also acknowledged feeling torn between wanting to speak out as activists, and simply wanting to enjoy a typical college life.
“It feels like so much tension, so much hate,” one student says. Another adds: “It’s forced a critical reflection of myself, like what kind of college student do I want to be.”
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