Our campus conversation about the Arab-Israeli conflict lacks context
Harrison Thorn, Senior Staff Writer
October 30, 2019
Through all the debate over Israel that happens on Tulane’s campus, it seems that one crucial idea consistently slips through the cracks: criticizing Israel isn’t anti-Semitic. The trouble comes when criticism turns to demonization of Israel and the Jewish people who reside there, or when inadequat...
From ploughshares to swords: Zionism is an attack on Judaism
Cliff Soloway, Miranda Teresa Fitz, and Shay Meredith
October 28, 2019
In 2017, when three students formed a chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace — now Students for Justice in Palestine — here at Tulane, they were reprimanded for anti-Semitism by several Undergraduate Student Government senators. Since then, Letters to the Editor and our events have continuously been met ...
Letter to the Editor: ‘Pinkwashing’ misrepresents LGBTQ rights in Israel
Yael Pasumansky
October 16, 2019
Yael Pasumansky is a fellow for the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America. Dear Editor, Following Shai DeLuca-Tamasi’s visit to Tulane this past month, three students wrote an article in the Hullabaloo discussing LGBTQ+ rights in Israel. In their article, the authors grossl...
OPINION: Pinkwashing Israeli politics at Tulane
Cliff Soloway, Wash Fields, and Harmonii Odinga
October 2, 2019
On Tuesday last week, Shai DeLuca-Tamasi visited Tulane to share his experiences as a gay man and former sergeant in the Israeli Defense Forces. DeLuca-Tamasi spoke about coming out in the military and the acceptance he received from his unit. He launched a defense of the Israeli gay rights movement ...
OPINION: Students react to visit from Rashida Tlaib, call for Democratic accountability
Cliff Soloway, Jewell Prim, and Lauren Allen
September 12, 2019
Before Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib took office in January, the depth of her heritage was already a source of inspiration. Before her first day on Capitol Hill, one of Tlaib’s Instagram posts prompted thousands of Palestinian women to share photos of their Palestinian-embroidered dresses with the hashtag #TweetYourThobe. Since then, the first Pales...
Student Org Spotlight: Students for Justice in Palestine opens dialogue, builds community
Lily Milwit, Senior Staff Reporter
April 18, 2018
During the 2016-17 academic year, students hoping to start a club based on advocating for peace in the Israel-Palestine conflict went before the Undergraduate Student Government Senate to make its case. The students, who wanted to charter the club under the name "Jewish Voices for Peace," were met...
Letter to the Editor: Students must embrace progressive organizing, hold administration accountable
Students for Justice in Palestine
April 15, 2018
On Jan. 25, the New Orleans City Council rescinded resolution R-18-5, which encouraged divestment from corporations benefiting from human rights violations. Since then, members of Students for Justice in Palestine have returned to campus with a new perspective on progressive organizing. The resolution...
Letter to the Editor: Tulane must not adopt pro-BDS policies
Alan Smason
April 7, 2018
Dear Editor: As a Tulane alumnus and the former Features Editor and Executive Editor of The Hullabaloo during the early 1970s, I was appalled that the newspaper chose to run a pro-BDS (boycott, divestment and sanction), anti-Israel opinion piece by freshman Dylan Borne. In making the case for a...
Tulane must follow New Orleans’ lead regarding Palestine
Dylan Borne, Contributing Writer
March 14, 2018
For the past year, a human rights movement has been growing in New Orleans, but Tulane's practices lag behind it. Activist groups are backing the Human Rights Investment Screening Resolution, which asks the city to review all contracts with corporations that violate human rights. The resolution, though...
Students report instances of political division on campus
Matt Saletta, Staff Reporter
January 25, 2018
A wave of horror struck Lauren Bourgeois when she arrived at her dorm room. For the second time in a semester, people had covered her door with hate mail. "I had my dorm room door plastered with essays about why I'm a terrible person, and I mean plastered – eight to ten essays," Bourgeois said....
