Empty chairs on McKeldin honor Israeli hostages

by Daryl Perry Over 200 chairs. Over 200 hostages.  Each chair on the University of Maryland’s McKeldin Mall on Nov. 9 represented one person Hamas holds hostage in the Gaza Strip. Dina Bash, a senior psychology major, said she hoped that the event would remind people of world events, “even though it’s half way around the world.” “The war is still happening,” she said. “[240] … Continue reading Empty chairs on McKeldin honor Israeli hostages

FACT CHECK: Were antisemitic slogans shouted at a UMD pro-Palestine event?

by Joel Lev-Tov CLAIM: Protesters at a pro-Palestine protest on Nov. 9 shouted antisemitic slogans and chalked messages calling for a second Holocaust. SBS ASSESSMENT: Partially true. Two eyewitnesses confirmed that students shouted slogans calling for revolution and event organizers confirmed that someone chalked a message reading “Holocaust 2.0,” but emphasized that the author meant to compare the war in the Gaza Strip with the … Continue reading FACT CHECK: Were antisemitic slogans shouted at a UMD pro-Palestine event?