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Proposed study abroad program to Palestine garners excitement

Lorenzo Morotti

February 12, 2019

*Correction at bottom XXX A proposed two-week study abroad trip to Palestine review process is being prolonged by administration, according to Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas studies professor Rabab Abdulhadi. The AMED pro...

Trump declares Jerusalem capital of Israel

Ian Firstenberg

December 6, 2017

President Donald Trump broke from decades of U.S. policy Wednesday morning as he officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel during a press conference at the White House. The recognition has been met with varied responses, with peo...

Jerusalem mayor returns to campus with new security measures in effect

Gracie Ngo and Nicole Ortega

April 4, 2017

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat will speak to students and community members on Thursday after being invited by President Leslie Wong without collaboration with students groups. SF State came under fire a year ago after a protest,...

Student protests result in new protocol

September 9, 2016

General Union of Palestine Students storm meeting with Jerusalem mayor

Jordan Vail

April 7, 2016

[slideshow_deploy id='71893'] “The Middle East, Israel in particular, have always been hot topics for this campus,” Assistant Director to San Francisco Hillel Rachel Nilson said before introducing Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat...