The Israel I have seen
As a high school student in Israel, Stanford attracted me with its community of creation and offered a unique opportunity to pursue my country’s favorite pastime—the creation of productive technology...
View ArticleWhy the Presbyterian Church (USA) chose boycott and divestment
As the Undergraduate Senate prepares to vote on whether to ask Stanford to divest from companies supporting the occupation, I thought it might be helpful for you to know a little about another boycott...
View ArticleWhy SJP is antithetical to Stanford values
“Don’t come back,” was the last thing I heard as I walked out of Stanford SJP’s (Students for Justice in Palestine) “Tears of Gaza” screening recently. The reason for this enmity directed at me? I...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: A dangerous premise
To the Editor: Recently, I read an op-ed titled “Ethics and efficacy of Israel divestment,” by Neil Chaudhary. I was surprised to see this article allowed in The Daily. It makes some distasteful and...
View ArticleTools for conflict, tools for peace
To the Editor: As I sat through Tuesday evening’s lengthy ASSU Senate debate about divestment from companies involved with Israel, I recalled that old line: If your only tool is a hammer, everything...
View ArticleThomas Friedman talks divestment at Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture
During a discussion with the Stanford community at Cemex Auditorium on Feb. 8, Thomas L. Friedman said he was “not for divestment” from companies allegedly aiding Israel. A three-time Pulitzer Prize...
View ArticleSenate reverses divestment vote, passes resolution
After a re-vote at the Senate meeting on Tuesday, the divestment resolution passed, with a vote of 10 yes, four no and one abstention. Two Senators, Rachel Samuels ’17 (center) and Ana Ordonez ’17...
View ArticleStanford falls for BDS
After the resolution on divestment from Israel failed in the ASSU Senate last week following a heated debate, I wrote to The Stanford Daily with criticism of the resolution and the polarization it...
View ArticleDivestment from Palestine: A human rights farce
The ASSU Undergraduate Senate has fallen prey to a highly politicized narrative surrounding divestment. By passing a bill to divest from “companies violating human rights in occupied Palestine” this...
View ArticlePhotoshop: An unchecked evil
Photoshopping is an insidious practice with real consequences and measurable effects. The photoshopping of bodies that promotes unrealistic standards constitutes false advertising and goes further to...
View ArticleFaculty members send letter to APIRL opposing divestment
A combined 135 Stanford faculty members have submitted two different statements to the Advisory Panel on Investment Responsibility and Leasing (APIRL) opposing the recent call for Stanford to divest...
View ArticleWhat to talk about when no one is innocent
As the Stanford community debates divestment from occupied Palestine, two camps dominate the debate: Pro-Palestine students—represented by Stanford Out of Occupied Palestine (SOOP)—and pro-Israel...
View ArticleAn ineffective push for statehood: why the International Criminal Court...
Last week, Palestinians officially joined the International Criminal Court (ICC) in order to demonstrate a serious commitment to seeking the acquisition of statehood. Doing so recognizes the...
View ArticleGSB hosts Israeli Entrepreneurship Fair
The Graduate School of Business hosted a career fair for Silicon Valley companies founded by Israelis in addition to some Israeli companies (RAGHAV MEHROTRA/The Stanford Daily). On Tuesday evening, the...
View ArticleBoard of Trustees decides not to divest from companies in Israel
In a statement released Tuesday afternoon, the Stanford Board of Trustees announced that the University would not divest from certain companies operating in Israel. The statement responds to a request...
View ArticleShultz, Kissinger congratulate four student winners of Shultz Fellowship
Four students received awards to travel to Israel. (QITONG CAO/The Stanford Daily) Winners of the 2015 George and Charlotte Shultz Fellowship for Modern Israel Studies were announced Wednesday morning...
View ArticleDivestment doesn’t foster discrimination — Hillel and the ADL do
Recent unsubstantiated allegations by a candidate for Undergraduate Senate against the Students of Color Coalition (SOCC) have caused a media storm. Despite a lack of concrete evidence from the...
View ArticleAnti-Semitism and J Street: Another view
To the editor: I take issue with the accusations of Emma Hartung and Melanie Malinas that the Anti-Defamation League and Hillel International, or the pro-Israel movement in general, fosters...
View ArticleGross misconduct in APIRL’s handling of SJP’s divestment request
The Stanford University administration committed gross misconduct in hearing and rejecting the divestment request submitted by Stanford Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP). Susan Weinstein, Chair...
View ArticleAddressing differences within and without: An open letter from the JSA Board
The issue of divestment has caused serious discord amongst Stanford students, and the events of the last few weeks have demonstrated that divisions between campus communities will not mend themselves...
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