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Guest Commentary: 50 Completely True Things About Israel and Palestine
In the wake of Citizen stories about the encampments at Penn, several readers forwarded a Palestinian-American’s Medium post about simple truths we would all be wise to remember
By Mo HusseiniEveryone Has Much to Learn about Israel and Gaza
During Passover week a longtime university president reflects on antisemitism and threats to free speech on campus
By Elaine MaimonWhy Kendrick Vs. Drake is a Proxy War
The rap battle everyone is talking about is really about race, identity, Black/Jewish relations, and this American moment. A Citizen exclusive from a bestselling author and public intellectual.
By Michael Eric DysonA Concerned Citizen Responds on Campus Protests
Citizen Co-founder Larry Platt’s column last week on the Penn protests sparked a lot of reaction. Here, one reader’s email in response, and their subsequent civil back and forth
By A Concerned Citizen and Larry Platt“People Can Be Right About Different Things”
Checking in with a writer and photographer at Penn’s Daily Pennsylvanian, on covering protests, a presidential resignation and the pro-Gaza encampment on campus this year
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyGuest Commentary: Michael Smerconish on His Commencement Cancellation
Protesters pressured Dickinson College to cancel the local Sirius and CNN talk show host’s commencement address to graduates. Here, he responds
By Michael SmerconishThe Philly-est Outdoor Dining in Philadelphia
Follow our guide to outdoor dining in Philly to discover spots around town for delicious food and drink in gardens, on tucked-away patios and other Insta-worthy surrounds
By The Philadelphia Citizen StaffFree Speech … or Pro-Terrorist?
Professors and local pols like progressive Councilmembers Gauthier, Brooks and O’Rourke say they want to support Penn students’ rights to peaceful protest. But does their support of Gaza encampments turn a moral blind eye?
By Larry Platt