About 30 Northwestern students and other community members attended “Israeli and Palestinian Policy Perspectives,” a speaker event hosted by Israel Policy Forum Atid at the Technological Institute Wednesday night. During the event, IPF Atid National Director Shanie Reichman and Agora Initiative President and Co-Founder Khalil Sayegh spoke about what a two-state solution in the Gaza.
To support the University’s commitment to protecting our students, faculty and staff from antisemitism and other forms of discriminatory or threatening acts based upon religion or national origin and to promote our central mission of civil dialogue and learning, I will appoint the President’s Advisory Committee on Preventing Antisemitism and Hate.
In the week since he announced a new committee on preventing antisemitism and hate, Northwestern President Michael Schill has faced strong responses from students and faculty alike. The committee will aim to guide Northwestern’s response to discourse on campus about the Israel-Hamas war and prevent “the type of violence and threatening behaviors we have seen.
Content warning: This piece includes mention of Islamophobia, racism, antisemitism and death. Throughout this story, some names have been changed to protect students’ safety. Many sources who requested anonymity did so to protect themselves from being listed on Canary Mission. Sources who have chosen to remain anonymous will be indicated with an asterisk next to.