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Defending space for free discussion, empathy and tolerance on campus is a challenge during Israel-Hamas war

  • Written by David Mednicoff, Chair, Department of Judaic and Near Eastern Studies, and Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Public Policy, UMass Amherst
imageStudents at UMass Amherst march across campus following a walkout and rally protesting the university's "ties with war profiteers," while also calling for "a ceasefire and end of the blockade on Gaza." Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

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