Tuesday, December 16

Ben Shapiro talks Israel-Hamas war, condemns left-leaning campus politics at UCLA

This post was updated Oct. 25 at 12:17 a.m. Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro criticized UCLA for teaching left-wing policies and allegedly condoning antisemitism in a Monday speech. Read more...

Photo: Ben Shapiro speaks to an audience. The conservative political commentator and UCLA alumnus spoke Monday in Ackerman Grand Ballroom about the political state of college campuses and the Israel-Hamas War. (Courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons) Photo credit: (Courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons)


UCPD sweeps Gaza solidarity sukkah in Dickson Court, one protester arrested

Editor’s note: This post was updated Oct. 23 at 7:06 p.m. to clarify Betar’s offer of legal aid. Pro-Palestine organizations at UCLA set up a Gaza solidarity sukkah for nearly 12 hours Monday. Read more...

Photo: Demonstrators participate in the Gaza solidarity Sukkah in Dickson Court Monday. Jewish Voice for Peace at UCLA and Graduate Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA erected the sukkah – a temporary structure used to celebrate the weeklong Jewish harvest holiday of Sukkot – around 8:45 a.m. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)


Hamze Awawde discusses creating peace, processing trauma of Israel-Hamas war

This post was updated Oct. 21 at 12:28 a.m. Hamze Awawde, a Palestinian peace activist, spoke about the Israel-Hamas war Tuesday in Bunche Hall. About 40 people attended the talk hosted by both Standing Together LA – a coalition of Jews and Muslims advocating for peace – and David Myers, the Sady and Ludwig Kahn Chair in Jewish History and chair of the Dialogue Across Differences Committee. Read more...

Photo: Hamze Awawde gives a talk at Bunche Hall. The Palestinian peace activist spoke Tuesday about the urgency for peace in the Israel-Hamas war and what college students can do to affect change in the region. (Sam Mulick/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Lebanese Student Association hosts vigil honoring those affected by recent attacks

This post was updated Oct. 13 at 11:12 p.m. Around 50 people gathered in Bruin Plaza on Thursday night to commemorate lives lost in Lebanon. The vigil, hosted by the Lebanese Student Association, comes after Israel invaded southern Lebanon to target Hezbollah, a Lebanese political party and militant group that is firing rockets into northern Israel, according to the Associated Press. Read more...

Photo: Students gather at a vigil for Lebanon in Bruin Plaza hosted by the Lebanese Students Association on Thursday. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)


Jewish organizations host vigil on 1-year anniversary of Oct. 7 Hamas attack

Hundreds of people attended a vigil Monday evening to observe the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks. The attacks on Israel by Hamas – a militant group and Palestinian political party – killed at least 1,200 Israelis and led to nearly 250 hostages captured, according to ABC News. Read more...

Photo: Hundreds of people gather around an American flag and multiple Israeli flags during a vigil observing the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel by militant group and Palestinian political party Hamas. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)



Pro-Palestine demonstrators march in protest of 1 year of Israeli attacks in Gaza

Protesters marched in support of Palestine on Monday, one year after Israel began its retaliatory attacks in Gaza. The rally – hosted by Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA, Faculty for Justice in Palestine at UCLA, Graduate Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA and the Palestine Solidarity Collective at UCLA – began at Dickson Court North around 4:30 p.m. Read more...

Photo: Pro-Palestine protesters hold banners while walking down Charles E. Young Drive. Demonstrators marched and rallied Monday on the anniversary of the beginning of Israeli military’s retaliatory siege of Gaza. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)



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