Conflicting protests meet downtown
(01/13/09 12:00am)
The chant "am Israel chi" filled the air as about 100 people marched down University Avenue on Monday.
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Palestinian supporters not ignorant, should speak up
(01/13/09 12:00am)
After reading a recent editorial on how Gainesville residents are ignorant about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, I noticed that the the ignorance was directed toward those that support Palestinians.
Gainesville lacks informed intellectuals
(01/12/09 12:00am)
Driving down University Avenue about a week ago, I saw three typical Gainesville hippies waving a banner comparing Gaza to the Warsaw ghetto of Nazi-occupied Poland.
Defense no excuse for attacks
(01/09/09 12:00am)
Apparently, Spenser Solis doesn't value every human life with his attempt to justify the collective, disproportional punishment of Gaza as part of Israel's defense when Israel, along with the United States, is one of the few countries to still maintain with a straight face that blatantly offensive attacks are indeed defensive.
Partial coverage breeds U.S. apathy
(01/09/09 12:00am)
As the battle between Israeli and Hamas fighters in Gaza stretches into its second week, not enough Americans are speaking up against the outrageous destruction of innocent lives.
Local veteran leads protest for peace in Gaza Strip
(01/09/09 12:00am)
Jews and Palestinians came together Thursday afternoon to protest the conflict in the Gaza Strip.
Hamas doesn’t want peace
(01/08/09 12:00am)
What would you do if you lived under the constant threat of rocket attack? Since Israel pulled out of Gaza in 2005, the people of southern Israel have been held hostage by Hamas. The truth is that there never really was a ceasefire to begin with. Since Israel left Gaza, Hamas, which is recognized as a terrorist group by both the U.S. and the EU, has fired more than 6,000 rockets into civilian areas of Israel.
Israel attacks not in self–defense
(01/08/09 12:00am)
In reading yesterday's article regarding the UF student reaction to the conflict in Gaza, I felt that Naomi Fireman's comments were extremely insensitive to the plight that the Palestinian people now face.
Conflict coverage biased
(01/07/09 12:00am)
The entire Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a very divisive topic in contemporary American society.Religious preference, ethnicity, political affiliation and social status often define and pervade the deep rifts that characterize this 60-year-old dispute.
Gaza attacks spark reactions from students
(01/07/09 12:00am)
In line with international protests on the issue, the controversial attacks in the Gaza Strip have sparked reactions from UF students on both sides of the spectrum.
UF Jewish Center holds memorial for Mumbai victims
(12/03/08 12:00am)
In 2003, Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and his wife, Rivka, left their friends and families in New York and Israel to run the Chabad house in Mumbai, India.
Part–time pundits ruin election season
(11/10/08 12:00am)
Finally, they are gone.
Beer fest offers tastes from around the world
(10/20/08 12:00am)
Nothing brews a sense of camaraderie like the largest, most diverse sampling of beer in town.
Debates inform UF voters
(10/07/08 12:00am)
Two partisan UF student groups on campus are teaming up to inform voters of their chosen candidate's policies by hosting a series of debates sponsored by various student organizations until the early voting period begins on Oct. 20.
Where Sidewalk Fiction ends, new journeys begin
(07/17/08 12:00am)
Bands come and go in Gainesville with the four-year cycle of students filtering through the college town.
Candidates sing same song on Iran
(06/12/08 12:00am)
Brandon Sack, Guest Columnist
UF alumnus donates $200K toward Holocaust documentary
(06/05/08 12:00am)
Stephen Cypen said it took him about 30 seconds after seeing a letter from UF\'s Documentary Institute to make the decision to donate $200,000 for an upcoming film about a Holocaust victim.
Failure to sign bomb treaty is hypocritical
(06/05/08 12:00am)
Last week, over 100 countries met in Dublin, Ireland, to sign an agreement banning the use of cluster bombs, weapons invented by the Soviet Union during World War II. Cluster bombs are large single bombs that release a number of "bomblets" over a vast area and are usually intended for anti-personnel use.
Our History
(05/27/08 12:00am)
The Alligator was founded in 1906 as The University News, which was an independent, student-owned newspaper created to serve the University of Florida when it opened in Gainesville. In 1912, the newspaper became a part of the University of Florida administration, and was renamed the Florida Alligator.
Jewish Center celebrates Lag B'Omer and Israeli statehood
(05/27/08 12:00am)
Despite dreary weather, festivities for the ninth annual Lag B'Omer barbecue at the Lubavitch-Chabad Jewish Student and Community Center were lively Thursday night.The center combined the Jewish holiday of Lag B'Omer with the 60th anniversary of Israel's statehood, celebrating with a kosher barbecue, pony rides, face painting, crafts and live music from the Gainesville Chutzpa Band. Rabbi Berl Goldman said about 150 people attended the celebration and estimated that $300 was raised from ticket sales.Lag B'Omer is a Jewish holiday celebrating the lives of sages Rabbi Akiva, who promoted Jewish unity during the Roman occupation of Israel, and Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, who revealed the mystical secrets of the Torah, called Kabbalah.The holiday, celebrated on the 33rd day after the second day of Passover, also represents a break in the mourning period between Passover and Shavuot. It marks the end of a plague that affected Akiva's disciples.In Israel, thousands of Jews march through the streets in parades and demonstrations during the holiday.
