Dear Mount Holyoke community,

Over the past several months, the world has watched as Palestinian homes and lives have been systematically and violently displaced by Israeli military forces. While these demolitions have been occurring for the entirety of Israel’s statehood, international protests were sparked specifically by Israeli judicial approval of home demolitions in the neighborhoods of Sheikh Jarrah and Lifta — despite international law not recognizing occupying forces as having the capacity to engage in such decisions.