Israeli/Palestinian Conflict /tags/israeli-palestinian-conflict Israeli/Palestinian Conflict en-US Copyright Wed, 08 May 2024 21:09:48 GMT Protestors hold rally encouraging UNC-Chapel Hill faculty to withhold grades /education/2024-05-08/unc-palestinian-rally-faculty-withhold-grades UNC-Chapel Hill's Students for Justice in Palestine is calling for faculty to withhold grades until the university lifts suspensions of student protestors. Wed, 08 May 2024 21:09:48 GMT /education/2024-05-08/unc-palestinian-rally-faculty-withhold-grades Brianna Atkinson UNC-Chapel Hill faculty call on administration to lift punishments for student protesters /education/2024-05-06/unc-faculty-punishment-student-palestinian-protests Nearly 800 faculty and staff members at UNC-Chapel Hill have signed an open letter calling on administrators to lift punishments on student protestors who participated in the pro-Palestinian demonstrations last week. Mon, 06 May 2024 21:16:26 GMT /education/2024-05-06/unc-faculty-punishment-student-palestinian-protests Brianna Atkinson More than $480K raised for UNC-Chapel Hill frat party, but who is behind the GoFundMe? /news/2024-05-02/unc-frat-party-fundraiser-protest-gofundme-ralston-noonan Who are John Noonan and Susan Ralston, and why are they organizing a GoFundMe for a UNC-Chapel Hill fraternity? Thu, 02 May 2024 18:53:54 GMT /news/2024-05-02/unc-frat-party-fundraiser-protest-gofundme-ralston-noonan Mitchell Northam UNC Chapel Hill social justice hub ‘closed indefinitely’ by administrators after pro-Palestine protests /education/2024-05-02/unc-campus-y-closed-indefinitely-pro-palestine-protests-chapel-hill Campus Y’s co-presidents said the closure feels like a “targeted attack” and punishment for the organization supporting student pro-Palestine activists. Thu, 02 May 2024 18:24:44 GMT /education/2024-05-02/unc-campus-y-closed-indefinitely-pro-palestine-protests-chapel-hill Brianna Atkinson UNC faculty discuss next steps following protests on campus /education/2024-05-01/unc-chapel-hill-faculty-meeting-pro-palestine-protests The Faculty Executive Committee met Wednesday, one day after several people were arrested during a pro-Palestine protest on UNC-Chapel Hill's campus. Wed, 01 May 2024 23:12:37 GMT /education/2024-05-01/unc-chapel-hill-faculty-meeting-pro-palestine-protests Brianna Atkinson UNC-Chapel Hill protests disperse after intense Tuesday with 30 arrests /news/2024-04-30/unc-protests-palestine-israel-gaza-lee-roberts-flag UNC-Chapel Hill officials erected a 6-foot fence around the flag pole at Polk Place after protesters pulled down the American flag that normally flies there and ran up a Palestine flag. Wed, 01 May 2024 03:03:19 GMT /news/2024-04-30/unc-protests-palestine-israel-gaza-lee-roberts-flag app app Protesters take down American flag from Polk Place, replace with Palestinian flag /news/2024-04-30/police-begin-arresting-protesters-at-unc Police detained three dozen protesters who refused to leave an encampment. The group call themselves the UNC-Chapel Hill Gaza Solidarity Encampment and are calling for an end to the war in Gaza Tue, 30 Apr 2024 12:29:31 GMT /news/2024-04-30/police-begin-arresting-protesters-at-unc app app UNC-Chapel Hill student encampment continues Monday, despite university warnings /news/2024-04-29/unc-palestine-gaza-israel-encampment-protest-divest-endownment Protests continued Monday at an encampment at UNC Chapel Hill, as students called for the university to divest from investments that support Israel. Mon, 29 Apr 2024 21:18:17 GMT /news/2024-04-29/unc-palestine-gaza-israel-encampment-protest-divest-endownment Liz Schlemmer UNC-Chapel Hill students protest war in Gaza /news/2024-04-26/photos-unc-encampment-protest-israel-hamas-gaza Some UNC-Chapel Hill students set up an encampment midday Friday to protest the ongoing war in Gaza. Fri, 26 Apr 2024 23:16:42 GMT /news/2024-04-26/photos-unc-encampment-protest-israel-hamas-gaza Jason deBruyn In their grief over Gaza, an artist found inspiration in painting Palestinian birds /arts-culture/2024-04-09/saba-taj-muslim-artist-palestinian-birds-painting-grief-magic In a recent exhibition at the Anchorlight Gallery in Raleigh, artist Saba Taj channeled the emotional pain they felt over the suffering and loss that Palestinians in Gaza have experienced since Oct. 7 into a series of paintings that feature Palestinian birds and plants. Tue, 09 Apr 2024 13:35:38 GMT /arts-culture/2024-04-09/saba-taj-muslim-artist-palestinian-birds-painting-grief-magic Eli Chen