Rebecca Fliegelman grew up in Rockland County and is the second of four girls. She got her associates degree in liberal arts from Rockland Community College in 2016 and is now pursuing a psychology undergraduate degree at Hunter College. She plans to go to graduate school for physical therapy in Israel...
Fellows in Focus: Oshra Bitton
Oshra Bitton is a creative writing major at the City College of New York (CCNY), an Undergrad Editor at Promethean––CCNY’s official literary journal––and the Social Media Chair of Students Supporting Israel at CCNY. Oshra is very active in the pro-Israel community and on social media. Still, she’s best known for sporting...
Fellows in Focus: Nadiya Al-Noor
Nadiya Al-Noor is a 22-year-old Shia Muslim activist from New York. She is a graduate student in the dual-degree Master of Public Administration and Student Affairs Administration program at Binghamton University. She graduated with honors from Goucher College with a degree in Russian. She is a speaker and writer on Jewish-Muslim...
Indy Story on Gaza Student “Denied” Visa to Study in UK Riddled with Distortions
A Sept. 27th article in the Independent by Bethan McKernan claims that a 28-year-old Palestinian student named Mohammed Awad was due to begin a masters programme at Goldsmiths, University of London, but may have to forfeit his place because of an “Israeli delay in approving his travel papers”. Awad, from Jabalia, north of Gaza City, is quoted...