I’m a first-year PhD student in computer science at UC Berkeley advised by Ben Recht.
Previously, I received my Bachelor’s in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT and my Master’s in human rights studies from Columbia University.
I work on on interdisciplinary applications of computer science, from
astrophysics to history to politics.
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06 THE ON-CAMPUS ISRAEL LOBBY2023
ABSTRACT:
The
social groups we form in university are incredibly influential to our
world view. As a result, there is a billion-dollar industry that
attempts to influence the ideas of these groups. The power of student
groups is evident through the long history of suppression of their free
speech rights. Historically, media outlets, universities, and the
government have engaged in aggressive suppression campaigns of critical
American student movements — from the Black Campus Movement in the 60s
to the anti-Shah Iranian student movement in the 70s.
The
student Palestine solidarity movement is the current manifestation of
this trend. Its centrality to the debate on Palestinian human rights in
the US has been identified by many — from Palestinian human rights
organizations to the Israeli prime minister. Nefariously, the current
suppression movement of Palestinian activism on US college campuses is
galvanized by millions of dollars from foreign actors. This study
outlines how the Israeli government spends millions to infiltrate US
university student life in order to spread political support for the
State of Israel and suppress Palestinian activist voices.
PUBLICATION:
The On-Campus Israel Lobby: How the Suppression of Palestinian Activism on US College Campuses Is a Multi-Million Dollar Foreign-Funded Industry
Holly Jackson
Master’s Thesis, Columbia University, 2023
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