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Op-ed: Israel and Palestine at Tufts/Fletcher: Erasing inconvenient facts

By Joel Trachtman | December 5

On Monday, Nov. 17, I attended an event at The Fletcher School entitled “Israel and Palestine: Assessment and Community Dialogue.” For the first time in my 36 years as a professor at Tufts University and Fletcher, I felt unwelcome as a Jew.

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Op-ed: Standing for Dialogue: Reflections on hosting Moumen Al-Natour

By Benjamin Handell | December 3

On Nov. 11, Tufts Friends of Israel, together with the Department of Political Science, hosted a conversation with Moumen Al-Natour, a Palestinian human rights activist who has spent years speaking out against Hamas. The Center for Peace Communications joined via Zoom to help translate and later share Al-Natour’s story with wider audiences.

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Op-ed: Somerville’s Question 3 undermines peace

By Justin Klekota | November 19

On November’s ballot, Somerville voters were asked whether the city should divest from companies doing business with Israel. While many voters saw it as a symbolic gesture, Question 3 remains extremely problematic. The measure’s main organizer, Somerville for Palestine, claims to stand for justice, but their rhetoric and continued agitation threaten Somerville’s unity.

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Why many American Jews are wary — and fearful — of Mamdani’s rise

By Tufts Friends of Israel | November 14

American Jews have long been considered one of the country’s most politically liberal groups, with over 70% identifying as Democrats according to the Pew Research Center from 2020.

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Op-ed: The cOUnteR-revolution: A restoration of the people’s forum in Medford

By Emily Carney | November 13

The ballot box in last week’s election symbolized the state of Medford — divided. The numbers depicted a city split into two primary voting blocs: Our Revolution Medford and the independents. Allied candidates tended to yield similar vote counts, indicative of bloc voting, while tight margins between groups and increased support for non-ORM candidates suggested a narrowing divide. For the independents, the gains were significant, but not enough to claim new seats. Not this time.

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Op-ed: Please vote No on Question 3 in Somerville

By Somerville United Against Discrimination | November 3

We are writing to respectfully ask that voters across Somerville vote “no” on Question 3. This ballot question does nothing to constructively help Palestinians and instead hurts our neighbors — and our city itself. Implementing the question is illegal, sows division in our community and diverts attention and resources from urgent issues facing our city.

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Op-ed: Somerville Jews say: Vote Yes on Question 3

By Members of the Somerville Jewish Community | October 29

As Jews, we have a unique relationship to the genocide in Palestine. We watch as the Israeli military murders, starves and displaces Palestinians, all while speaking the language in which we pray.

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Op-ed: The debate that holds us together

By Alexis Nuzzo | October 29

Nov. 4 can’t come fast enough. As a lifelong Medford resident, homeowner and taxpayer, I say this with the best of intentions: It’s been a long couple of years, and I’m ready for change.

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Op-ed: Hatikvah, The Hope

By Tufts Friends of Israel | October 16

For the first time since Oct. 7, 2023, the families of the hostages can finally breathe again. After nearly two years of waiting, praying and fighting for their return, all of the living hostages are back in the embrace of their loved ones. As members of Tufts Friends of Israel, we are deeply relieved and grateful to witness these reunions. No community — on campus or elsewhere — should overlook the suffering these families have endured and the human lives at the center of this tragedy.

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Op-ed: Apply for the Eurasian House!

By Marina Aptekman and Sadie Roraback-Meagher | October 15

Since at least the ’60s, theRussian, Slavic and Central Asian house, formerly known as the Russian House, has served as an essential cultural hub for Tufts students.

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Op-ed: More classes should engage with nature

By Sada Schumann | October 15

A lot of my classes are, quite frankly, hard to get through. While sometimes it’s because I am not interested in the subject or because the lecturer has a voice that lulls me to sleep, it’s often the quality of the classroom itself that determines how much I like each class. Many of my classes have taken place in small, dark basements, and, of those, only a few have windows. As I sit there, minutes start to feel like hours and I cannot wait until the clock changes to finally go home.

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Op-ed: A crash course in seasonal work

By Soeren Euvrard | October 2

I stood outside a hangar at the Anchorage airport, facing the morning sun, one week after finishing my first year at Tufts. If I had turned around and flown home at that moment, no one would have faulted me — and my heart might have stopped trying to leap out of my throat. The last thing on my mind was school. Gone was the friendliness of my dorm, but gone too was the pressure and low self-esteem that had dragged and dragged on me all year. I blinked hard, walked inside and thus began my journey through seasonal work.

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Op-ed: In honor of Charlie Kirk

By Tufts Republicans | September 16

We were all left shaken by the assassination of Charlie Kirk on Wednesday afternoon. To many of us, Charlie was more than a national figure on the news. He was a role model, a source of inspiration and a living example of what it means to stand for one’s beliefs with respect and conviction.

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Op-ed: Tufts' Deafening Silence

By Fletcher Alumni for Palestine | September 12

How many wounded, starving and murdered Palestinians do we need to bear witness to before those in power actually take action? As Tufts University community members, as activists and scholars and as human beings, we are horror-struck by the ongoing genocide being perpetrated against Palestinians by ...

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Letter from the Editor in Chief: A Jumbo welcome to the Hill

By Dylan Fee | September 2

Welcome back, Jumbos! And to the newly-matriculated Class of 2029: Welcome to Tufts! My name is Dylan Fee, and I am excited to introduce myself as the new editor in chief of The Tufts Daily. I would like to take a moment to acquaint you with the Daily and our incredible team.

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Op-ed: ‘Even God cannot hear us here’: What I witnessed inside an ICE women’s prison

By Rumeysa Ozturk | July 17

On a Tuesday in March, I had spent most of my day working on my dissertation proposal and started to feel exhausted and hungry. It was the holy month of Ramadan, and I was fasting. Once finished, I quickly got ready to attend an iftar dinner, throwing on my hoodie, sweatpants and a jersey headscarf — definitely not a day for being fancy. I was looking forward to taking a short walk and catching up with friends at the Interfaith Center, when I was suddenly surrounded and grabbed by a swarm of masked individuals, who handcuffed me and shoved me into an unmarked car.

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Letter from the Editor in Chief: Congratulations, Class of 2025

By Arghya Thallapragada | May 16

Dear Class of 2025 and the Tufts community, congratulations on an impressive finish to your undergraduate journey here at Tufts. All of your hard work has culminated in this moment of celebration and accomplishment. Your contributions over the years, in the classroom, on the field and in the studio, have enriched the Tufts community and our collegiate experience. Thank you.

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