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The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies mission is to "meet the Middle East’s environmental challenges with innovative peace-building solutions." Will this win them the Nobel Peace Prize?

Chairs in several Northeastern classrooms were plastered with flyers reserving seats for Palestinians killed by the Israeli military April 3, prompting a committee within the university’s Jewish Studies Program to say it was “disturbed” by the incident. The posters, which were not circulated by the university, can be seen in a video posted by the...

Andie Weiner, a fourth-year Northeastern student, tells of a family member’s journey from Nazi-occupied Netherlands to the United States.

On Oct. 7, Hamas — an Islamic, Palestinian nationalist militant group — carried out an unprecedented attack on Israel, reportedly killing over 1,200 people and taking 230 hostages. Since the attacks, Israel has declared war on Hamas, reportedly blocking supply lines and communications and killing over 23,000 people in Gaza as of Jan. 10. One...

When Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7, “the psychic familiarity to Jews was instant," a Jewish studies professor said.

During the Crisis Conversation Series, a Northeastern expert explored the legal nuances and human rights aspects of the Israel-Hamas war.

The long-held dream was for Israelis and Palestinians to negotiate a settlement that would provide each with its own independent state.

Northeastern’s College of Social Sciences and Humanities invited students to attend an Open Classroom Series Oct. 11 featuring Northeastern professors and veteran journalists who voiced their thoughts on the ongoing war in Israel and Gaza. Moderated by Jonathan Kaufman, director of Northeastern’s School of Journalism, the event probed panelists’ reactions to the current war, which...

Kibbutzim, collectivist communes in Israel, are key to the country’s history and have been heavily targeted by Hamas.

Three Northeastern students are currently studying abroad in Israel, as Hamas militant groups invaded Israel on Saturday. The attack killed at least 250 people and according to the Israeli military, holding citizens and soldiers hostage in Gaza.