Student governments at two community colleges and one university in the South Bay have passed resolutions that strongly condemn Israel’s actions during the recent 11-day conflict with Hamas and call on their administrations to respond. On May 20, the same day a cease-fire was announced, Foothill College in Los Altos Hills and Santa Clara University…
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