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Why Iranians are calling for regime change amid nationwide protests

During the current demonstrations, reports indicate that security forces used heavy machine guns, and have executed many protestors.

Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism should not go hand in hand

We should be able to grieve attacks on synagogues, speak out against hate crimes, and demand safety for Jewish communities in the same way people do for any other marginalized…

Students raise concerns over talk featuring IDF paratrooper

In a joint Instagram post on Nov. 12, the UVic People’s Park — alongside uvic4palestine and labour4palestinebc — expressed concern about the event, stating “it is not appropriate nor justified…

UVic student spends olive harvest season in West Bank in show of solidarity

“The occupation forces, the Israeli government, they really do not want internationals here because what that provides then is witnesses," the student said.

UVSS Annual General Meeting, Oct. 28

UVSS will have no President, anti-racism policy, or decolonization policy after lengthy AGM votes many motions down.

UVic students, local groups host vigil on campus for Palestinians killed in Gaza

“The bare minimum would be acknowledging the genocide.... I want UVic to live up to some of its stated principles,” a faculty member told the Martlet.

UVSS ratifies ‘Students Supporting Israel’ club

One such item on the SSI website advises students on how to respond to the allegation that Israel’s actions in Gaza constitute a genocide, a claim which SSI describes as…

Don’t turn away from Gaza

Talk about Gaza, and what's happening there. It's too easy to turn away, and feel that Israel is too far to make a difference.

‘Cultural Zionist’ to speak on ‘Protest, US Politics and the War in Gaza’

UVic’s Faculty of Law will host an event called Protest, US Politics and the War in Gaza. Promoted on UVic’s website as a “nuanced discussion on one of today’s most…