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The marquee of Coolidge Corner Theater. The theater is showing a documentary titled “No Other Land” about the villages of Masafer Yatta in the West Bank. LAUREN ALBANO/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Oscar-nominated documentary ‘No Other Land’ screens at Coolidge Corner Theatre amid lack of U.S. distribution

Emma Clement February 13, 2025
The documentary “No Other Land” remains without a U.S. distributor or streaming platform — making its screening at Coolidge Corner Theatre a rare opportunity for American audiences.
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EDITORIAL: Cornel West proves that professors should share political beliefs mindfully, but remain vocal in their advocacy

Editors March 10, 2021
As the shapers of young minds, professors are the pillars of our society. We cannot demand social progress and activism from future generations without first supporting the educators who are paving the path for us.
Jewish-Israeli activist Rudy Rochman discussed identity, activism, anti-semitism and conflict at a virtual event hosted by Boston University Students for Israel on Sunday. COURTESY OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY STUDENTS FOR ISRAEL

Jewish-Israeli activist talks identity, antisemitism, conflict

Isabel Plower September 16, 2020
Jewish-Israeli commentator Rudy Rochman is no stranger to tackling tough conversations online. While he usually posts his perspectives online, he expanded to Zoom for a virtual event Sunday with Boston University Students for Israel.
Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell in the Law Auditorium on Wednesday evening. PHOTO BY JOHN LITTLE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell discusses changing U.S. role in Middle East

Haley Lerner March 15, 2018
George Mitchell, a former U.S. Senate majority leader, discussed the United States’ involvement in the Middle East during a lecture Wednesday night. It was the fourth installment of the Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Lecture Series.
A student successfully petitions for a class on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to be offered during the spring semester. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Student successfully petitions to have history class offered in spring

Hannah Rogers October 18, 2017

A Boston University history course on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict — which has previously only been taught during fall semesters — has been added to the spring 2018 registrar after sophomore...

Michael Meagher (CAS '19) voices his opinion on the Israel-Palestine Conflict and the recent United Nations Security Council decision on Israeli settlements. PHOTO BY KANKANIT WIRIYASAJJA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students discuss legality of Israeli settlements in Palestine

Jacqueline Contreras February 2, 2017

Approximately 20 students gathered in the College of Arts and Sciences Wednesday night for a discussion on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict hosted by the Boston University International Affairs Association. The...

The MBTA has banned the use of political ads in stations, starting Monday. PHOTO BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

MBTA bans political advertisements following controversy

Olivia Quintana December 1, 2015

Following the removal of an advertisement created by the Palestine Advocacy Project from the Davis Square station of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, a ban on all political advertisements...

Danielle McFeah (CAS '16) holds a candle at the Interfaith Peace Vigil for the Middle East at Marsh Plaza Monday, where students from various faith groups came together to pray for peace, mourn loss and stand as a symbol of unity and compassion for the violence in Gaza and Israel. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

Interfaith vigil mourns lives lost in Gaza conflict

Jaime Bennis September 30, 2014

About 50 students gathered at an interfaith vigil held at Marsh Plaza on Monday to commemorate the lives lost in Gaza due to the violence in the region during summer 2014. The vigil was organized by...

Panel maps pathways to progress in Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Daily Free Press Admin April 14, 2014

Two Boston University professors joined a conversation with Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor Noam Chomsky, a renowned linguist and political commentator, for a panel Thursday to address...

Controversial ad leads to lawsuit against MBTA

Daily Free Press Admin November 10, 2013

After a controversial advertisement ran in Boston’s T stations regarding the Israeli-Palestine conflict, a non-profit law firm filed an injunction Wednesday against the Massachusetts Bay Transportation...

BUSI, SJP offer both sides of Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Daily Free Press Admin December 12, 2012

The American community interested in solving the problems in the Israeli and Palestinian territories is key to an eventual solution, said Boston University professor Charles Dunbar. “I think it’s...

BU professors skeptical on lasting Gaza peace

Daily Free Press Admin November 28, 2012

The ceasefire reached Wednesday between Hamas and Israel might act as a temporary solution to violence, but does not address underlying issues in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Boston University professors...

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