Recent weeks have revealed the raw emotions that surround the Israeli-Palestinian conflict here at UCLA. The events surrounding Israeli Independence Day earlier this month sponsored by Jewish student groups, followed by this week’s “Israel and Palestine: Obstacles to Peace” sponsored by Students for Justice in Palestine, the Muslim Student Association and others, make clear that physical distance from the Middle East does not dilute the passions very much. Read more...

Since coming to terms with the that fact that I’m not a “healthy” enough person to donate my eggs, I’ve been on the hunt for other part-time jobs. Read more...

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Speaker inaccurately covered in article I was disappointed with the quality of reporting on Norman Finkelstein’s recent lecture (“UCLA calmly hears out controversial speaker,” May 24). Read more...

Week’s speakers aim for violence, not peace I am deeply concerned about the choice of speakers chosen to headline this week’s programming, “Israel and Palestine: Obstacles to Peace.” Amir Abdel Malik is a radical who supports the suicide bombings of the Isreal-Palestine conflict, according to the Spartan Daily. Read more...

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Despite my previous awareness and interest in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, it wasn’t until this year’s revival of Students for Justice in Palestine that I became an active member and officer of this on-campus organization. Read more...