Israel-Hamas War

Hundreds of Gonzaga students gathered on Thursday to call for a statement from university officials, urging a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war and condemning violence of the Israeli government against civilians in Gaza.

In a recent survey, 66 percent of Americans supported an immediate ceasefire as a step toward peace and justice for both Palestinians and Israelis. Unfortunately, our elected officials aren’t listening — yet.

Pro-Palestinian protesters continued to voice their opposition to the Oct. 9 City Council resolution supporting Israel after city council members and staff left the chambers at Monday night’s meeting.

Although support for Israel has dwindled among younger evangelicals, according to a 2021 poll, it remains a core value for most, a Pew survey released in May found.

Amid all this chaos, misery and death in the current war in the Middle East, we forget that we are all believers and followers of the Abrahamic faith, worshipping the same one God.

The war between Israel and Hamas may be taking place 5,600 miles away from the United States, but the streets of some of America’s largest cities — and on college campuses in particular — have been highlighted over the past month by incidents of antisemitism.

The absence of Palestinians and their advocates from news coverage isn’t just unfair. As a Jewish American, I think it’s harmful.