COLUMBIA — The classroom was silent as a multicultural crowd listened to MU professor Robert Baum explain the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the religious history of the sacred territory in Israel.
Monica Solimani, Jewish Student Organization special events chair, was persistent when saying, “This is not a rally or a protest; it’s a discussion to give students a clear thought of the conflict happening.”
Jewish, Muslim student organizations hold forum on Arab-Israeli conflict
Thursday, February 12, 2009 | 11:03 p.m. CST
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