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Abigail Leibowitz

Abigail Leibowitz Abigail Leibowitz is a student at Princeton University from Silver Spring. She is studying politics, economics and journalism.

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Israel/ Palestine
My university is Hosting a Stalwart of the Israeli Settler movement. In response I am protesting Fascism

My university is Hosting a Stalwart of the Israeli Settler movement. In response I am protesting Fascism

Abigail Leibowitz

This Sunday, as Israelis studying at Princeton gathered in front of Nassau gate to protest the proposed judicial overhaul act of the Israeli government slated to become law in the next few days, the following quote from Robin Wall Kimmerer’s “Braiding Sweetgrass” came to mind: “All powers have two sides, the power to create and […]

Israel/ Palestine
Israel-Palestine: Supreme Injustice and Counting the Omer

Israel-Palestine: Supreme Injustice and Counting the Omer

Abigail Leibowitz

( Traveling Twins ) – As we celebrate the annual Lag BaOmer pilgrimage to Mount Meron in Israel this week– the 33rd day of the Omer– it begs the question: why are we counting the Omer for 49 days in the first place? As we are in the midst of counting the Omer, it is […]

Israel/ Palestine
Breaking the Silence: Oppression of Palestinians reminds American Student in the West Bank of Black Lives Matter

Breaking the Silence: Oppression of Palestinians reminds American Student in the West Bank of Black Lives Matter

Abigail Leibowitz

( Traveling Twins ) – On Friday, December 24, I joined a Breaking the Silence tour of the South Hebron Hills- an area in the southern West Bank designated as Area C – meaning under full Israeli control and supervision. We visited sites surrounding Yatta, a central Palestinian city, including the Lucifer Farm, and the […]

Israel/ Palestine
Finding What is in Common: The “Hamsa Aleichem” dialogue group for Israeli and Palestinian students

Finding What is in Common: The “Hamsa Aleichem” dialogue group for Israeli and Palestinian students

Abigail Leibowitz

( Traveling Twins) – At Hebrew University, I am participating in a “Hamsa Aleichem” dialogue group for Israeli and Palestinian students. Organized by the campus Hillel and Sadarah/Kidma program (a head-start program designed for East Jerusalem high school graduates seeking higher education), this dialogue initiative has already given me some new insights. The Palestianin students, […]

Antisemitism
Violence against Jews a sign of increasing hate in the U.S.

Violence against Jews a sign of increasing hate in the U.S.

Abigail Leibowitz

(The Baltimore Sun) – What could cause such hate in a person that would drive them to kill and injure innocent members of a minority group? I was troubled by this distressing question once again, when on December 28, during the last candle lighting of Hanukkah, an intruder with a large knife burst into the […]

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