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Carney cynicism warning unrealistic
(10/30/14 2:00am)
Monday night, a number of UF students, myself included, had the pleasure of hearing former White House press secretary Jay Carney speak at the University Auditorium.
Recent vandalism at Emory AEPi matters
(10/14/14 2:00am)
This summer, while working for a startup in Tel Aviv, I took a weekend to travel to Jerusalem and visit the Holocaust memorial. There, I walked by black and white photos of charred synagogues, Jewish-owned storefronts with shattered windows and signs calling for boycotts of Jewish businesses.
BDS threatens prospects of Israeli-Palestinian peace
(10/06/14 2:00am)
As someone who cares deeply about peace, justice and human rights in the Middle East, I am very concerned about recent events on campus promoting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement (BDS) against Israel.
Netanyahu address plays on ignorance
(10/01/14 2:00am)
The U.N. General Assembly room has been welcoming a lot of celebrity guests lately.
Student waves Gator flag across US
(09/22/14 2:00am)
The Gator Nation is represented all across the country, but this summer, one UF student set out to prove it.
Letters to the Editor: Stand against the Israeli Occupation
(09/22/14 2:00am)
Those speaking of academic freedom in relation to the academic boycott failed to mention the lack of academic freedom that Palestinians are afforded when they are denied access, funding, materials and mobility by the state of Israel on a daily basis.
Oren-Jebreal Discussion: Accent’s done enough to offend Palestinians
(09/19/14 2:00am)
The Accent Speaker’s Bureau hosted “A Conversation with Former Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren and Journalist Rula Jebreal” Tuesday.
College donors threaten academic freedom
(09/18/14 2:00am)
I am many things, but wealthy isn’t one of them.
Accent hosts discussion on Israel-Palestine conflict
(09/17/14 2:00am)
Accent Speaker’s Bureau brought former Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren and Italian-Palestinian journalist Rula Jebreal together for a discussion on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Tuesday, where they agreed to disagree on the roots of the issue.
Letter to the editor: Removal of University of Illinois professor should cause concern
(09/09/14 2:00am)
The removal of Steven Salaita, a tenured professor at the University of Illinois, for his tweets in support of Palestine should be of great concern to those who value academic freedom at American universities. Salaita had been offered a job as a tenured professor of American Indian studies, and his appointment was contingent on approval by the University of Illinois’s Board of Trustees. The university chancellor, Phyllis Wise, refused to forward Salaita’s appointment to the board.
Letter to the Editor: Last week’s open letter to President Bernie Machen wrongfully condemns proclamation
(09/05/14 2:00am)
I was taken aback by the recent open letter to UF President Bernie Machen in this past week’s Alligator. In it, the author condemns Machen’s proclamation, "I believe the entire University of Florida community holds academic freedom to be a cherished principle that advances the interests of society," and challenges our president to use boycotts as the model for academic integrity.
UF professor shares personal experience with terror abroad
(09/04/14 2:00am)
After the brutal murders of two American journalists abroad, one UF professor is giving his insight on the state of international journalism.
An Open Letter to Bernie Machen: It’s OK to be wrong
(08/26/14 1:00am)
Dear President Bernie Machen,
UF Hillel appoints CEO Adam Grossman as acting rabbi
(08/26/14 12:59am)
Rabbi Adam Grossman has been working as the executive director and CEO of UF Hillel since July 7 and is now serving as the organization’s active rabbi.
Birthright trips not stopped by conflict
(07/28/14 11:55pm)
Weeks of airstrikes, elusive cease-fires and a flight ban have not deterred a teen travel program from continuing trips to Israel.
Hamas hasn’t and won’t respond to Israel’s plea for peace
(07/28/14 11:48pm)
You walk into a restaurant at 6:55 p.m. in anticipation of your 7 p.m. date. When 7:10 p.m. approaches, there is no sign of your date. And when you cautiously pick up the phone to call, there is no answer. You wait a little longer and call again. Someone picks up the phone, and within a mere second, the call is ended.
World events don’t need US’ blessing
(07/28/14 11:24pm)
America must come to grips with an uncomfortable reality: Our world influence is beginning to wane. The two main crises that have dominated the airwaves for the past few weeks, the Malaysian Airline downed by Russian-backed Ukrainian separatist forces and the latest chapter in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, have made this development perfectly clear. We have overstretched, overreached and overplayed our influence for too long.
Israel should not be criticized for defending itself
(07/17/14 1:19am)
Tuesday’s Alligator column voiced misconceptions regarding the situation between the Palestinian Authority and Israel. The real problem is not Israel, but Hamas.
United Through Prayer
(07/15/14 1:21am)
Rabbi Aaron Notik wraps the tefillin, used for prayer, around UF student Jonah Suissa, 20, on Turlington Plaza on Monday. The Lubavitch-Chabad Student Group held a rally to promote Jewish unity to support the citizens of Israel.
