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Stony Brook criminalizes pro-Palestinian students and contradicts own values by failing to divest from Israeli apartheid

Namal Fiaz • April 25, 2024

Since Oct. 7, 2023, pro-Palestinian college students across the United States have made their voices heard despite repression from universities and governments. I am the President of the Students for...

Nine demonstrators arrested during pro-Palestine protest

Sky Crabtree, Assistant News Editor • March 27, 2024

What started as a relatively standard protest on Stony Brook University’s campus on Tuesday, March 26 ended with nine individuals arrested after a sit-in demonstration at the University’s Administration...

Stony Brook Hillel holds pro-Israel march

Sky Crabtree, Assistant News Editor • November 20, 2023

On Thursday, Nov. 12, students and community members draped in Israeli flags and holding posters calling for the freedom of hostages taken by Hamas marched around the Stony Brook campus in support of Israel.

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Letter to the Editor: President McInnis’ refusal to condemn Israel’s war crimes dehumanizes Palestinian people and hides the perpetrators

Doğa Öner and Letter to the Editor • November 16, 2023

President Maurie McInnis’ attitude toward the violence against Palestinian people has been a devastating source of disappointment for many at Stony Brook University, especially for Arab and Muslim students.

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Letter to the Editors of The Statesman, re: “Israel, Hamas, and the importance of balanced coverage”

The Editorial Board • November 15, 2023

Dear readers of The Statesman, Mr. Portnoy’s perspective offers a glimpse into the diverse range of opinions within our community. It is essential to us that our publication serves as a platform...

Letter to the Editor: Israel, Hamas, and the importance of balanced coverage

Jeremy Portnoy and Letter to the Editor • November 15, 2023

Jeremy is the former editor-in-chief of The Statesman and a Jewish-American student at Stony Brook. The views expressed in this letter are his alone. The Jerusalem Post recently ran an editorial decrying...

Muslim Student Association holds pro-Palestine protest

Nayden Villorente • October 22, 2023

“Free, free, Palestine,” was chanted by hundreds of students outside of the Stony Brook University Union on Oct. 18 — nearly two weeks after war began between Israel and Hamas. “I am just sick and tired of the world giving a blank eye to the Palestinian suffering,” Adan Piracha, a sophomore biochemistry major, said.

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Festival of Lights Illuminates Stony Brook

Samantha Robinson • December 8, 2019

Stony Brook University held its 19th annual Festival of Lights on Dec. 4 to celebrate the holiday season.

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Anti-Zionism is rooted in ignorance

Yonatan Herzfeld • March 3, 2019

Not only is Israel not an apartheid state, but Arabs in Israel have more freedoms than they do in neighboring countries like Saudi Arabia, where women can’t open a bank account without a man’s permission.

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Hillel holds candlelight vigil for Pittsburgh synagogue victims

Alexander Bakirdan • October 30, 2018

Stony Brook University’s Hillel organization held a candlelight vigil on Monday, Oct. 29, in remembrance of the 11 people who lost their lives to an anti-Semitic attack in Pittsburgh.

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SJP issues critique of Interfaith Center and SBU Muslim Chaplain

Rebecca Liebson • May 5, 2018

Students for Justice in Palestine released a statement via Facebook which compared Zionists to Nazis and KKK members and criticized Stony Brook University's Interfaith Center's Muslim Chaplain for supporting their cause.

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Anti-Zionist activists protest Israeli Independence Day celebration

Gary Ghayrat and Mike Adams • April 22, 2018

The Seawolves for Israel’s celebration of Israel’s 70th anniversary was met with protests from members of Students for Justice in Palestine.

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