Campus Protests
Sunday, April 28, 2024
We discussed the current campus protests. Matthew Countryman '86 shared his experience with the 1986 anti-apartheid shanty town protests on Beinecke Plaza.
Yale Daily News Articles
COUNTRYMAN: Divestment, then and now (February 8, 2017) Link
Panel recounts anti-apartheid movement in the 1980s (February 14, 2017) Link
Yale police arrest 47 student protesters for trespassing on Beinecke Plaza (April 22, 2024) Link
Faculty divided over University response to divestment protests and student arrests (April 24, 2024) Link
Over 2,300 alumni, parents and students sign letter to withhold donations until Yale divests (April 26, 2024) Link
Yale Statements on Israel-Hamas War Link
Additional Resources: Books, Websites, Podcasts
BOOKS
Penguin Random House. Books to Understand the Israel-Palestine Conflict
Edward Said. The Question of Palestine
Aya Ghameneh. These Olive Trees (children's book)
The Guardian. Five of the best books to understand the Israel-Palestine conflict
Haymarket Books. Free Palestine! A Reading List
Angela Davis. Freedom is a Constant Struggle, Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement
Sumaya Awad and Brian Bean. Palestine: A Socialist Introduction
Rashid Khalidi. The Hundred Years' War on Palestine
Marc Lamont Hill and Mitchell Plitnick. Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics
Suheir Hammad. Born Palestinian Born Black
OTHER RESOURCES
Ezra Klein Show. "The Best Primer I’ve Heard on Israeli-Palestinian Peace Efforts". November 21, 2023. Available on YouTube, Apple podcast, and Spotify
Ezra Klein Show. "Building the Palestinian State With Salam Fayyad". February 9, 2024. Available on YouTube, Apple podcast, and Spotify.
Ezra Klein Show. "If Not This, Then What Should Israel Do?" October 31, 2023. Available on YouTube, Apple podcast, and Spotify.