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Palestinian newspaper endorses Jewish candidate in Maryland U.S. Senate election

 By Constantine Martin For Mitzpeh @gusmartin321 In an unprecedented move, the most popular newspaper in the Palestinian territories endorsed a Jewish candidate in a U.S. election. In April, Palestinian newspaper Al-Quds, which typically ...
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It’s “in the hands of the parties”: David Satterfield talks Israeli-Palestinian conflict at UMD forum

 By Ben Cooper For Mitzpeh @ben_coops With the boycott of Israel Fest going on just across campus, Ambassador David Satterfield addressed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, among other issues, at a forum Thursday at this university. Satterfi...
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Anti-Semitism had its largest ever increase in 2017 in U.S., study shows

 By Ben Cooper For Mitzpeh @ben_coops The increase in anti-Semitism in the U.S. in 2017 was the highest ever since data was first collected in 1979, according to a new study published by the Anti-Defamation League. The study, published in ...
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UMD students divided on Trump Jerusalem decision

 By Jackie Budko For Mitzpeh @JackieBudko     Since the end of World War II, Israel and Palestine have been fighting over Jerusalem and the issue of to whom the city belongs. Both Israel and Palestine claim Jerusalem as ...
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Mike Pence speaks at reenactment of vote to establish Israel

 By Harrison Cann For Mitzpeh @harry_cann     Vice President Mike Pence was the guest of honor and keynote speaker at a reenactment on Tuesday that celebrated the U.N.’s vote to establish the State of Israel. According ...
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Terps for Israel lobbies against BDS, Hezbollah at Capitol Hill

 By Erin Garry For Mitzpeh @egarry12 About 12 students went to Capitol Hill with Terps for Israel on Tuesday to advocate pro-Israel legislation on their biannual lobbying trip. The group focused on Iran’s nuclear deal, the Boycott, Divest...
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U.S.-Israeli Policy Conference garners bipartisan, student interest

 By Mollie Higgins For the Mitzpeh @molliehigginss In a time of political change in the U.S., about 18,000 people at the 2017 American Israel Policy Affairs Conference in D.C. displayed a bipartisan voice and unified support for Israel. The ...
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J Street Conference Reveals the passion of 1,000 youth as they march for a cause in Washington

 By Sam Milton, for the Mitzpeh, @SamMilton3 (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];...
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Chapel Hill shooting defies rationalization, but media exaggerates religion’s role

 By Jacob Schaperow, editor-in-chief, @jschap1 and Jacqueline Hyman, opinion editor, @jacqbh58 The shooting attack occurred last Tuesday near the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where a man killed 23-year-old dental student Deah ...
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Spring break in the Mississippi Delta

 By Eli Davis University of Maryland students participated in a Hillel-sponsored alternative spring break trip to the Mississippi Delta that focused on how agriculture, poverty, education and food insecurity affects the area. Dena Lehmann, a ...
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