Saturday, January 31

Letter to the editor

Peace is attainable in the future I agree wholeheartedly with David Myers, who suggested that Arabs and Jews on campus should learn to work together (“Israeli-Palestinian conflict can’t be reduced to one truth,” May 23). Read more...





Letters to the Editor

Speaker inaccurately covered in article I was disappointed with the quality of reporting on Norman Finkelstein’s recent lecture (“UCLA calmly hears out controversial speaker,” May 24). Read more...


Israeli-Palestinian conflict can’t be reduced to one truth

Recent weeks have revealed the raw emotions that surround the Israeli-Palestinian conflict here at UCLA. The events surrounding Israeli Independence Day earlier this month sponsored by Jewish student groups, followed by this week’s “Israel and Palestine: Obstacles to Peace” sponsored by Students for Justice in Palestine, the Muslim Student Association and others, make clear that physical distance from the Middle East does not dilute the passions very much. Read more...