Students say ‘arms manufacturers off campus’
Students occupied the General Dynamics and Thales stalls, the fifth and tenth largest arms manufacturers respectively, at the University careers…
The BDS movement empowers the Israeli hard right
This last week marks the one year anniversary of Sussex students voting overwhelmingly for the student union to boycott products…
Palestine Awareness Week "a success"
Sussex Friends of Palestine’s week ‘Palestine Awareness Week’ was a series of events taking place on campus aimed to draw…
Mixed reactions to Israeli Apartheid Week events provoke criticism
Israeli Apartheid Week took place on campus last week as part of the 8th Annual international series of events of…
Living beside your oppressor – inside East Jerusalem
On a seemingly desolate road in East Jerusalem, in the area of Sheikh Jarrah, dozens of Palestinian families live their…
Special mission impossible – Livni’s return
In 2009, Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni cancelled an official visit to the UK after a magistrate issued an arrest…
The case for Palestinian statehood
At the recent UN Security Council meeting, the Palestinians placed a bid to be recognised as a state. This is…
Israel boycott referendum will be held in week seven
The Students’ Union has announced this week that a referendum on the boycotting of Israeli goods on campus will go…
Blood ties: can mutual grief unite the Middle East?
An immeasurably long history of misunderstanding and violence has caused an unparalleled and seemingly irreparable level of discord between…
Union Council to put Constitution to the test
If you’ve been following the debate which followed last term’s referendum to ban Israeli produce from USSU stores, then very…
London students start wave of protests to support Gaza
On Tuesday 13 January a group of School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) students began their occupancy in the…
Moral dilemmas that must be faced
The Israel/Palestine debate is not an easy one to delve into, and frankly I’m astonished that anyone can whole-heartedly embrace…
Pro-Palestinian students occupy lecture theatre after anti-war talk
Students occupied the Arts A2 lecture theatre in protest over the continuing Israeli military action in Gaza, following a speech…
Israeli students speak out over Gaza massacre
Palestinian and Israeli students were among those protesting in Brighton earlier this month in the biggest anti-war demonstration seen in…
Look further next time
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a topic of interest to many students at Sussex, while others couldn’t care less. It’s also…
Student delegation makes links with Palestinian university
Sussex students currently taking part in a delegation to Palestine have met with students at Al Quds Open University in…
Sussex students to go on Palestine delegation
Students from the University of Sussex will soon be embarking on a journey to Tubas, in occupied Palestine, as part…