1996-1997 Rothberg Yearbook

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Those of you who think you’ve been everywhere there is to go here may not realise that you’ve missed out on one or two places. Abu Dis is a Palestinian village just fifteen minutes from M ount Scopus in which a group of English students (occasionally) attending classes at the Rothberg School have lived this past year. According to Gus DellaPorta, one of the three students at Abu Dis, "It’s been a thorough immersion in Palestinian life and culture. From the very beginning the Palestinians welcomed us into the community, inviting us to their weddings, family celebrations and Muslim festivals, not to mention the local gym and pool hall." Says Gus, "Our parties, which resulted in some wild Palestinian dancing and the consumption of vast amounts of alcohol, didn’t meet with complete approval from our neighbours, but we were soon forgiven. I’ve made many friends, met some extremely generous and decent people, and will be sad when I have to leave Abu Dis."
POLITICS IN GOLDSMITH 1996-1997 As one would expect, both the affairs of the student union and political life in general at the Hebrew University are colorful. Three student parties are in permanent competition for control of the Student Union. Meretz, with ties to the eponymous political party, is interested in the main in political and social issues in general, and only to a lesser extent in concerns specific to students. On the other hand, Ofek (Avoda) and Gilad Aviv (Likud) state that they are concerned first and foremost with the management of the Student Union. Paradoxically, at least upon first inspection, Gilad Aviv has held power at the university for five years, from 1991-1996, even though two thirds of the students are more or less left-wing. To tell the truth, the Union, during this period, has worked better than ever before, diversifying and expanding the range of services it offers. Ofek and Meretz seek in general to politicize debate, aware o f the advantage that they hold on this terrain. Indeed in 1996, a year of elections, they succeeded in this strategy, particularly since the university elections took place five days after those for the Knesset. The Goldsmith building is generally ignored by all this activity on the part of representatives of the Student Union. This has been especially true this year, leading to low uptake of membership in the Student Union by foreign students. Only the representatives of Gilad Aviv have put in time there, organizing inter alia a trip to Hebron, and, above all, collecting signatures for a petition which has led to the opening of a new computer room for email. The overseas students, however, many of whom are in Israel only for a year, are not of necessity particularly interested in the affairs of the Student Union. Nonetheless the business of “Barry Chamesh” aroused the consternation of many students concerned with freedom of expression and scandalized by unwarranted violence. So as to impede the Canadian journalist from airing his theory, according to which the Israeli secret services murdered Yitzhak Rabm, the militant activists of Meretz and Ofek organized a particularly violent demonstration which resulted in two members of university security being sent to hospital. Hopefully this event, which has placed Goldsmith in the media spotlight, will remain an unfortunate anomaly. Student life in Israel is given to polemic, but, most of the time, this does not spill over into violence. _ . T , , Benjamin Lachkar Political activity in Goldsmith this year has been remarkable, mainly for its paucity or rather, by the minimal importance given to Goldsmith by the official Student Union. This Student Union, under the control of Ofek-Meretz, has done surprisingly little to improve the life of students on campus. In Goldsmith, this was reflected by absolutely no specific activities being organized for overseas students , and by the organization of one activity which revealed the chaotic nature of the Union. A supposedly peaceful demonstration against a journalist speaking about the Rabin assassination was turned into a violent protest in which two security guards were sent to hospital and university property seriously damaged. Acting as the political opposition to the Ofek-Meretz alignment, Gilad-Aviv has proved on numerous occasions that it is a truly organized and efficient student interest group. Throughout the year they have organized various trips (Hebron, Knesset), lectures (Ehud Olmert), and services (bus timetables, opening of a computer room in association with BUDS). All this was done whilst Gilad-Aviv were in opposition, without access to the student Unions budget. This year of Ofek-Meretz power has therefore made clear to everyone their inefficiency. Hopefully next year the political situation will be reversed, and overseas students will be able to benefit from the Student Union. Michael Ottolenghi
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