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...scholars drew intense criticism when they published an article in March 2006 arguing that current levels of American support for Israel can only be explained by the power of the “Israel Lobby,” a “loose coalition?? of lobby groups, think tanks, and academics who work to advance Israel’s foreign-policy interests. The “core” of the lobby, the professors wrote, is composed of American Jews...
...University agreed to honor “two key student demands” at the Friday meeting, according to the coalition??s statement, although administrators maintain that the University will not involve itself in the negotiations...
...political issues, on which its voice is irrelevant and unrepresentative.The most recent alarming case of the UC’s meddling was its legislation on the security guard labor dispute. On April 30, the UC passed the Stand for Security Act, in which it endorsed the Stand for Security Coalition??s campaign to improve the livelihoods of the security guards, who are currently in union negotiations with their employer, AlliedBarton. Then last week, seven UC members, acting under a request by UC President Ryan A. Peterson ’08, fasted for a day to show the UC?...
...gastronomical equivalent of Patrick Henry’s famous cry, “Give me liberty or give me death!” At least, so I’d thought until the technique found its milder cousin in the 10 members of the Stand For Security coalition??it was 11 until one withdrew—who are currently refusing all sustenance (except two daily cups of Gatorade) until Harvard complies with their demands. Or until they get really, really hungry and have to stop. The coalition??s hunger strike—which, according to participants...
According to the letter sent to Bok sent by SLAM, 600 individuals have signed the coalition??s petition regarding the security guards’ contracts...