Opinion: NYU, shut down the Tel Aviv study abroad site
Amnesty International released a report last month concluding that Israel is guilty of perpetrating apartheid and other violations of international law against Palestinians. NYU’s Tel Aviv academic center and partnership with Tel Aviv University is nothing short of complacency and, by extension, complicity.
Trace Miller, Managing Editor
• March 1, 2022
Opinion: NYU, be more vigilant against antisemitism
Following the news that another campus building was marred by a swastika, NYU and its students need to take a stand against antisemitism.
Alexandra Cohen, Deputy Opinion Editor
• February 24, 2022
The Soapbox: Myanmar, Sudan, Palestine
The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN’s news desk, examining the major developments in world news and rounding up the stories we think are worth the read this week. Global consciousness for a global university.
Suhail Gharaibeh, Deputy News Editor
• October 29, 2021
Opinion: Taking cheap shots at AOC hurts the progressive movement
After Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Met Gala attendance and Iron Dome vote, progressives are hurting the democratic socialist cause by joining in with the conservatives criticizing her.
Batoul Fathi, Staff Writer
• October 6, 2021
Opinion: Don’t take progressive politicians at their word
Progressive politicians such as AOC and Jamaal Bowman have repeatedly abandoned their stated ideologies. It’s time we question if they truly champion the change we are looking for.
Srishti Bungle, Deputy Opinion Editor
• October 5, 2021
The Soapbox: Haitian migrant crisis, West Bank, Sudan
The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN’s news desk, examining the major developments in world news and rounding up the stories we think are worth the read this week. Global consciousness for a global university.
Suhail Gharaibeh, Deputy News Editor
• September 27, 2021
New immigration policies and COVID-19 safety measures complicate study away at NYU Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi
With study away resuming at most of NYU’s global network this fall, many students are facing complex immigration and arrival guidelines amid amorphous — and shifting — pandemic travel restrictions.
Andrew Califf and Kayla Hardersen
• August 25, 2021
NYU faculty, administration spar over non-cooperation with Tel Aviv campus
More than 400 members of the NYU community signed an open letter pledging non-cooperation with NYU Tel Aviv, drawing reproach from the university administration.
Suhail Gharaibeh, Deputy News Editor
• July 1, 2021
‘Tel Aviv on Fire’ Channels Frustration Into Comedy
The Luxembourgish Oscars entry, directed by NYU Tisch professor and Palestinian director Sameh Zoabi, tackles the Israel-Palestine conflict through a satirical lens.
Nicholas Weid, Contributing Writer
• December 2, 2019
Sameh Zoabi: The Palestinian Director With an Israeli Passport
NYU professor and director Sameh Zoabi discusses his latest film, Luxembourgish Oscar contender “Tel Aviv on Fire,” and what it means to be a Palestinian filmmaker and an Israeli citizen.
Fareid El Gafy, Film & TV Editor
• December 2, 2019
‘Synonyms’: A Hymn for the Idealist Emigre
Nadav Lapid’s semi-autobiographical French-Israeli co-production tracks the development of the concepts of nationhood and language from the perspective of an Israeli immigrant in Paris.
Nicolas Pedrero-Setzer, Contributing Writer
• October 30, 2019
Academics Voice Support for Social and Cultural Analysis Department’s Boycott of NYU Tel Aviv
After the university criticized the Social and Cultural Analysis Department’s boycott of NYU Tel Aviv, academics have come out in support of the department.
Meghna Maharishi, News Editor
• May 10, 2019
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