The Gaza/Palestinian Campus Protests: What Students Think

Joining Host Jim Falk are Corinne Hess, a sophomore at Berkeley University, California, and Zachary Suri, a sophomore at Yale University, New Haven Connecticut.

Our guests lived the campus protest experience firsthand. Corinne Hess participated in the 22-day long campus encampment and was a part of the demonstrations that lasted for about 10 weeks, organized by the UC Berkeley Divestment coalition.

Zachary Suri experienced the demonstrations at Yale, which as a Jewish student he found personally disturbing. Protesters verbally harassed Jewish students and prevented some students from attending Passover services. At Yale, vigils were held for Israelis and Palestinians. He believes strongly that respectful discussion is important and was disappointed that the protesters did not seem open to this.

The students talked about the need for a two-state solution. They believe it is critical to move toward a framework of peace.

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