Karyne Martins Araujo | Contributing Writer Students for Justice in Palestine at FIU organized a new protest to voice their opposition to the invitation extended to two Israeli soldiers from Hillel at FIU to celebrate Shabbat and share their experiences on the Oct. 7 attacks. During the protest at the Graham Center on Friday, Mar. […]
Elise Gregg and Samuel Larreal | PantherNOW Staff Dozens of students packed the senate chambers on Monday, pressuring senators to pass a resolution that will likely remain stuck until next semester. The “Ceasefire Now!” resolution would support a humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza strip and urge FIU to stand in solidarity with Palestinian students, as […]
Jon Warech | Executive Director, Hillel at FIU I am disappointed to see your editorial board condemn President Jessell’s statement regarding the terrorist attack in Israel. It is absolutely the responsibility of university presidents to speak out against heinous acts like these. There are not two sides to evil. The acts of Hamas affect both […]
Conor Moore | Staff Writer A series of attacks this past weekend by militant group Hamas against the state of Israel has left more than 1,000 Israelis and 800 Gazans dead so far. The attacks are the latest in what has been part of a larger territorial dispute between Israel and Palestine stretching back nearly […]
Maya Washburn/Contributing Writer At three years old, Suly Chenkin escaped near-death by Nazi oppression smuggled in a burlap potato sack while her parents were sent to concentration camps. The family reunited three years later in Havana, Cuba. Chenkin shared her life story of survival yesterday at FIU’s sixth annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony. “My first pandemic […]
