The Decline of the United Nations
By Antaeus Edelsohn “These are the times that try men’s souls.” In Thomas Paine’s exordium to his immortal treatise, The Crisis, he expresses the need for good men to stand up to tyranny. Though he penned these words over two…
UC Santa Cruz From a Jewish Boy’s Perspective
By Oren Gotesman In March of 2011, the US Department of Education’s office of Civil Rights announced that it was going to launch an investigation regarding the alleged harassment and intimidation of Jewish students at UCSC under Title VI of…
Present and Absent in al-Ghabisiyya
By Rebecca Pierce Shrouded by a young cypress forest and buried under layers of chalky yellow dust, the remains of al-Ghabisiyya lie nine miles from the ancient city of Acre in modern Israel, close to its border with Lebanon. Scattered sandstone,…
Pearl of Gold, Force of Nature
By Karin Gold This past winter break, six days after my birthday, my grandmother passed away. It was December 18th. I got the call around eight in the morning and cried for a good two hours while my dad rushed…
CJP’s Response to Defamatory Statements in Leviathan’s Fall 2011 Issue
Note from the Editorial Board: This response was written by the Committee for Justice in Palestine, a student organization that educates students and the local community about the Palestinian struggle for independence. It has been our honor and privilege to…