Journey to the Holy Land

by Conor Sanchez 09

We were trying to get from the West Bank to Jerusalem after a day exploring Ramallah. I sat quietly in my sherut, a shared minibus, while it stopped at Qalandia checkpoint. Qalandia is one the West Bank’s largest checkpoints, separating the Palestinian territories from Israel.



Journey to the Holy Land


Apartheid's Legacy


Tradition and Cambridge


Living in Paradise?


A Trip to the Doctor, With a Side of Accupuncture


Prof. Shearer Shares American Perspective in Chile, New Zealand


"Rebranding America"


SYRIA: Former U.S. diplomat's 'mission improbable' -- healing rift

Posted: 2008-06-05 14:17:32 By: Ziad Haidar for the Los Angeles Times in Damascus

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Author Stephen Kinzer Discusses US-Iranian Relations

Posted: 2008-04-14 01:58:05 By: Kera Bartlett '09

Foreign Correspondent and author Stephen Kinzer visited Occidental College on February 7 as the first stop in his “The Folly of Attacking Iran” nationwide speaking tour. Sponsored by Americans for Informed Democracy, Kinzer is one of two authors speaking on college campuses and other venues around the country to resolve misconceptions surrounding America’s relationship with Iran. The author warned against military confrontation with the Islamic Republic.

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Prof. Shearer Shares American Perspective in Chile, New Zealand

Posted: 2007-10-31 00:00:00 By: Conor Sanchez '09

When former Ambassador Derek Shearer isn’t lecturing in a classroom full of Diplomacy and World Affairs students at Occidental College, he’s lecturing in an entirely different setting. As a former Ambassador to Finland (1994-1997) in the Clinton administration, Shearer regularly gives lectures on American foreign policy for the US State Department. This summer Shearer traveled to Chile and New Zealand from July 23 to August 4.

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