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23 Nov, 3 tweets, 2 min read
In response to public outcry and our civil rights complaint, GW is investigating its denial of trauma support to Palestinian students.

But @GWtweets failed to apologize to Palestinians for denying them these services in an all-campus email sent yesterday:
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"There is no accountability for the harm done to GW's Palestinian community, and there's no recognition that Palestinians were denied emotional support services and solidarity while their families back home were beaten, evicted, teargassed and killed.” said client Nada Elbasha.
GW Students for Justice in Palestine issued a statement demanding concrete action from @GWtweets:

“SJP considers this response vague, inadequate and ineffective. LeBlanc's message offers no concrete action to rectify the obvious discrimination the university partook in..."

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