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Unpacking the India-Israel alliance and its global implications
June 15, 2025By: Sarah Moore, SFU Student In an address at the Annual Dr. Hari Sharma Memorial lecture on May 17, journalist and author Azad Essa critiqued the deepening alliance between India and Israel. Framing his lecture within the legacy of Hari Sharma, a fierce critic of US imperialism and Hindu nationalism, Essa painted a grim picture of a world increasingly shaped by authoritarianism, neocolonialism, and corporate greed. Sharma was also a professor emeritus of sociology and anthropology at SFU. Opening with a sweeping overview of global conflicts, from Sudan and Yemen to Congo and Chhattisgarh, Essa argued these crises are connected…
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India’s Operation Sindoor glorifies the murder of innocent people
May 27, 2025By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of war, terrorism, and genocide. Operation Sindoor, a military operation executed on May 7 by the Indian government, disguised murder as a “noble” act. The operation was a response to the catastrophic…
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Over 200 Canadian charities found funding the Israeli occupation
June 24, 2024By: Hannah Fraser, News Writer On June 3, a public letter by Just Peace Advocates and the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute (CFPI) revealed over 200 Canadian charities have been funding Israel with a collective $237.5 million since 2022. This goes…
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Students occupy library to demand SFU’s divestment from Israel
June 10, 2024By: Hannah Fraser, News Writer Content warning: mentions of genocide and violence. On May 23, SFU students occupied the downtown campus’ Belzberg Library to demand the university divest from military assets supplied to Israel and call for an immediate ceasefire.…
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UBC students establish encampment in solidarity with Palestine
June 5, 2024By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer On Monday, April 29, members of the UBC community set up an encampment at their MacInnes Field to protest the university’s lack of action for Palestine. The camp amassed “about 100 people and 75 tents,”…
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Independent Jewish Voices calls on BC government to reject IHRA definition of antisemitism
May 27, 2024By: Yashita Dhillon, News Writer and Olivia Sherman, News Editor Independent Jewish Voices Canada (IJV) is urging the BC government to reject the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) definition of antisemitism in its updated anti-racism legislation. IJV is an organization…
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Independent Jewish Voices Canada condemns Selina Robinson’s comments on Palestine
March 26, 2024By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer Content warning: mentions of genocide, ethnic cleansing, Zionism, and antisemitism. Selina Robinson, the BC minister of post-secondary education, resigned from the NDP on February 28. Robinson is Jewish and resigned from her position after her…
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Council Chats: SFSS motion to call for permanent ceasefire in Gaza
January 15, 2024By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer On January 3, The Peak attended the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) bi-weekly Council meeting via Zoom. The adopted agenda touched on crucial motions, including a vote for SFSS to call for a permanent ceasefire…
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2023 — A Year in Review
January 12, 2024By: Eden Chipperfield & Olivia Sherman TSSU Strikes for improving working conditions, June–October Learn more: The TSSU Strike Vote: A Timeline of Events TSSU members form picket line in labour action SFU’s response to the TSSU picket lines has been…
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City of Burnaby becomes first municipality in Canada to call for Gaza ceasefire
November 28, 2023By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer Content warning: mentions of genocide and war. At the Burnaby City Council meeting on November 6, the Council Chamber unanimously voted to call for a ceasefire in Gaza in support of Palestine during the ongoing…
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