New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

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New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

Against Non-Cooperation With NYU Tel Aviv

Against Non-Cooperation With NYU Tel Aviv

A current NYU Tel Aviv ambassador discusses why equating the Israeli government with the actions of NYU Tel Aviv and its students is misguided.
Jacob Hershiser, Contributing Writer October 29, 2018
A current NYU Tel Aviv ambassador discusses why equating the Israeli government with the actions of NYU Tel Aviv and its students is misguided.
Protecting the Right to Advocate at NYU

Protecting the Right to Advocate at NYU

The Editorial Board discusses a lack of recognition of the ever present Israeli-Palestinian conflict on campus.
WSN Editorial Board October 29, 2018
The Editorial Board discusses a lack of recognition of the ever present Israeli-Palestinian conflict on campus.
NYU’s Alternative Fact Finding Mission to Israel

NYU’s Alternative Fact Finding Mission to Israel

Jewish Voice for Peace October 23, 2018
The "NYU Fact Finding Mission to Israel and the Palestine Territories" isn't as innocuous as it seems — there's inherently an endorsement of unjust oppression.
The logo of NYUs Student Government. (Courtesy of NYU Student Government)

Student Senators Continue Efforts to Divest From Israel With New Proposal

Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor October 12, 2018

As part of the international movement supporting Palestinian rights, student senators will bring forward a Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions resolution to student government on...

Jewish Voice for Peace demonstrators protest in front of the Ziegfeld Ballroom in April 2018. Rebecca Vilkomerson, the Excecutive Director of JVP, participated in tonights panel discussion at NYU. (Photo by Sarah Jackson)

Jewish Voice for Peace Protests Gala Celebrating Pro-Israel Supporter

Sarah Jackson, Deputy News Editor April 16, 2018
Jewish Voice for Peast members gathered in Midtown to protest Birthright and Israeli practices.
NYU Student Government passed a resolution for greater transparency  surrounding NYU Tel Aviv.

SGA Passes Measure for Transparency at NYU Tel Aviv

Sakshi Venkatraman, News Editor March 30, 2018
On Thursday afternoon, the Student Government Assembly passed a resolution calling for NYU to be more transparent in its protection of students traveling to the Tel Aviv campus.
Controversial conservative Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely spoke to an invitation-only audience at GCASL on Nov. 7.

Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Visits

Sakshi Venkatraman, Deputy News Editor November 20, 2017
Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely stopped at NYU on Nov. 7 and spoke to a small group of students at the Global Center for Academic and Spiritual Life.
Birthright, a free 10-day educational heritage trip that sends Jews to Israel, is receiving backlash for not adhering to certain aspects of Israel’s history.

The Opposition to Birthright at NYU, Explained

Aya Ouda, Contributing Writer October 25, 2017
The NYU chapter of Jewish Voices for Peace speaks out against Birthright.
Tel Aviv: Nineteen Forty-Eight

Tel Aviv: Nineteen Forty-Eight

Patrick Seaman, Staff Writer October 13, 2017
Patrick Seaman reflects on how his experience in Lebanon affects his experience in Tel Aviv.
Director Shimon Dotan speaks to a few of the many thousands of Israeli settlers in the West Bank to provide a thorough insight into the social and historical setting behind the conflict in the region.

‘The Settlers’ Discusses Israel

Ali Hassan, Contributing Writer February 27, 2017
NYU professor Shimon Dotan's new documentary "The Settlers" brings the virulent controversy of settlements along the West Bank between Israel and Palestine to light, finding hope and moderation in a world often cast as radical and irreconcilable.
The Bronfman Center on 10th Street, the heart of Jewish student life at NYU. The Center organised a trip to Israel for 25 student leaders in January, in an effort to facilitate a dialogue between individuals of different backgrounds.

A Passport to Diversity

Han Wang, Contributing Writer February 16, 2017
The Bronfman Center took 25 students of different backgrounds and beliefs to Israel in an attempt to encourage diversity at NYU.
Hamilton is Right to Disavow BDS

Hamilton is Right to Disavow BDS

Cara Zambrano, Staff Writer December 7, 2016
The academic and cultural freedom of students of Israeli descent, or those who hope to go to NYU Tel Aviv, should not be jeopardized.