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  North American Students Voice Growing Concerns Over the War in Palestine in the Wake of Trump’s Presidency “The fight for liberation requires perseverance, but we can’t afford to lose hope,” said Sara Sunderji, a student at UBC, reflecting on the ongoing war in Palestine. This sentiment is shared by students in universities across Canada and the U.S. who are striving for peace in the region. Earlier this year, student-led protests across North American universities gained significant media attention, with 3,000+ protests during the spring semester and 950+ protests during the fall, according to The New York Times . At UBC, Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR), a non-profit student-run organization advocating for Palestinian human rights on a social justice platform, organized a large-scale campus protest in November. Hundreds of protesters participated, mostly students. Sarah Sunderji, a fourth-year Philosophy student who is a member of UBC SPHR, is concerned that Trum...

When asked about Harris and Trump's policies on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a U.S. and global historian Dexter Fergie said: “One is fast genocide; the other, slow genocide.” He cautioned that neither candidate is likely to drive meaningful long-term progress for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Harris versus Trump: Differing Rhetorics with Insubstantial Change for Palestinians Despite differing approaches to foreign policy, neither Kamala Harris nor Donald Trump is expected to bring substantial change to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the long term, according to these expert analyses. Dr. Stewart Prest, a lecturer in political science and international relations, observed that the Biden administration, which Harris is likely to emulate, has lacked robust accountability measures that could hold Israel accountable. “The Biden administration, and it seems like Harris is continuing this approach, is taking an approach of trying to encourage Israel to find a way to end its ...