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Boston College’s paper The Heights considers one of the world’s greatest mysteries in this article—namely, why can’t people discuss the Israel-Palestinian conflict civilly? Last month the Boston Globe ran an article contributing the increased tensions to stronger student groups (!). But while Boston College’s largest Jewish and Muslim student groups have been noticeably quiet on the conflict, the campus has seen plenty of tension. So what gives? The Heights considers some interesting possibilities—including the fact that while the campus has pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian groups, there is no group expressly dedicated to Israeli-Palestinian communication, cooperation, or peace.

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