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Hind Rajab

Police face off with pro-Palestinian students after destroying part of the encampment barricade on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in Los Angeles, California, on May 2, 2024.

Op-Ed

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Education & Youth

Pro-Palestinian Student Protesters Are Enacting the Highest Ideals of Education

Universities have largely abandoned their educational mission in relation to Gaza. Students are filling the vacuum.

By: Thea Renda Abu El-Haj ,; Truthout

May 2, 2024

A group of Columbia University students, advocating for Palestinians, access the iconic Hamilton Hall building as they gather to stage a demonstration at the campus in New York, United States on April 30, 2024.

News

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Pro-Palestine Protesters Occupy University Hall After Columbia Refuses to Divest

Protesters renamed the building “Hind’s Hall” after Hind Rajab, a 6-year-old Palestinian girl who was killed in Gaza.

By: Sharon Zhang ,; Truthout

April 30, 2024