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Bridgeport City Council Backs Ceasefire Resolution After Heated Public Debate | #citycouncil

BRIDGEPORT — Amid a crowd of Palestinian and Jewish residents, the City Council voted on Monday to uphold a contentious ceasefire resolution following months of community debate. On Jan. 2, Bridgeport joined the more than 70 U.S. cities adopting resolutions calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. While the City Council acknowledged that it alone cannot […]

City Council

Columbus City Council Takes Stand for Peace | #citycouncil

At last, Columbus City Council joined over 100 US cities, town, and village who have passed a ceasefire resolution demanding President Biden and members of Congress to do everything in their power to end the Israel assault on Gaza, that have left over 32,000 Palestinian civilians dead and close to 75,000 more injured. Local Palestinians […]

Arkansas

Protests disrupt Hillary Clinton’s visit to Little Rock on Thursday • Arkansas Advocate

At least 30 protesters from Little Rock Peace for Palestine showed up in front of the Clinton Presidential Center on Thursday ready for Hillary Clinton and U.S. Archivist Colleen Shogan to hear their message at an event for Women’s History Month. The Clinton Presidential Center hosted a conversation between Clinton, former U.S. secretary of state, […]

Arkansas

Biden to announce U.S. will construct a port on Gaza coast to deliver humanitarian aid • Arkansas Advocate

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is expected to use his State of the Union address Thursday night to announce that the U.S. military will build port infrastructure on the Gaza Strip coast to allow humanitarian aid to arrive by sea. Senior White House officials briefed reporters earlier in the day on the plan that they […]

City Council

Irvine City Council Continues Struggle With Palestine-Israel Debate | #citycouncil

Elected leaders across Orange County are facing pressure to take a stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict, but nowhere has the debate been hotter than Irvine. Hamas took 250 hostages in a surprise attack on Oct. 7 that killed over 1,000 Israelis. That incursion into Israeli territory triggered retaliatory airstrikes from the Israeli Defense Forces that […]

City Council

Athens Law Dept. advises city council against Gaza ceasefire resolution – Athens County Independent | #citycouncil

Athens resident Heather Cantino voices solidarity with Palestine and support for a ceasefire resolution at Athens City Council’s Feb. 5 meeting. Still from meeting recording on The Government Channel. ATHENS, Ohio — Although the Athens Law Department has advised Athens City Council against passing a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Palestine, at least one […]

Mayor

‘Zero Tolerance’ – Israeli Mayor Removes South African Flag (VIDEO)

The mayor of an Israeli town has ordered the removal of a South African flag. (Photo: video grab) By Palestine Chronicle Staff The mayor of an Israeli town has ordered the removal of a South African flag, in protest at the case brought by South Africa against Israel at the International Court of Justice […]

City Council

Burlington City Council Rejects Pro-Palestine Ballot Item | News | Seven Days | #citycouncil

click to enlarge Courtney Lamdin ©️ Seven Days Pro-Palestine activists at City Hall on Monday Burlington city councilors voted on Monday against placing a pro-Palestine resolution on the March 5 ballot, denying voters a chance to weigh in on an issue that has divided the council and the community at large. The symbolic resolution would […]

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How San Antonio’s cease-fire resolution came to be — and failed | #citycouncil

The failed San Antonio City Council resolution to call for a cease-fire in Israel’s war with the Palestinian militant group Hamas has left a bitter aftertaste in the mouths of both those who rallied for its passage and celebrated its defeat. A coalition of Muslim leaders and community organizers in San Antonio said they were […]

City Council

City Council delays vote on Gaza cease-fire resolution until February | #citycouncil

Student rally in support of a ceasefire in Gaza at UTSA on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023 in San Antonio, Texas. At noon, students walked out of classes in solidarity with Palestine.Josie Norris/San Antonio Express-News The City Council won’t take up a Gaza cease-fire resolution at its first meeting of the year, as had been expected, and […]