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...Society of Arab Students (SAS), and the Palestinian Solidarity Committee (PSC) attempted to revive the divestment debate, hosting a panel of pro-divestment speakers to talk about the Presbyterian Church USA’s decision to divest from firms supporting Israeli soldiers and settlements in the West Bank and Gaza. Rather than welcoming an opportunity to hear the arguments of an unpopular—and underrepresented—opinion, however, many students were outraged by the panel and its one-sided presentation...
...foil Palestinian suicide bombing and “News” from the region. To address the most egregious claims in the “News” section of the ad: the statement that “9,000 Palestinian citizens will be removed from their homes in Gaza and the West Bank” is so ridiculous that it is funny, as it makes use of a glaring Washington Post typo for malicious means. As part of Israel’s disengagement plan to withdraw Israeli troops and civilians from the Gaza Strip and part of the northern...
Disengaging from Gaza...
...Klein wrote about the potential for problems as the Israeli government prepares to evacuate the Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip [April 18]. One of the unanswered questions about disengagement is, What will become of the physical infrastructure? Klein quoted an Israeli security expert who noted that an important element determining the outcome of Gaza disengagement will be the Palestinian reaction to it. The expert said that if people "see Palestinians looting and destroying the settlements, and dancing on the rooftops--as they did when [Israel] left southern Lebanon--then it will be near impossible to resume negotiations...
Initially, church members will approach managers at multinational corporations that provide support to Israeli soldiers and settlers in the West Bank and Gaza. In the next stage, the church will put forward shareholder resolutions to effect change from within. The church will ultimately divest “only if the other means fail,” Kepler said, adding that no sale of stock will occur before June...