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City Council

Joravsky and Hanania anlyze today’s Chicago City Council with the past on podcast | #citycouncil

Chicago Reader journalist and podcaster Ben Joravsky, who has covered Chicago City politics since 1981, interviews former Chicago City Hall reporter and columnist Ray Hanania on his special “Oh, What a Week” podcast which is available on most major podcast platforms. Hanania covered Chicago City […]

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Alaska

Alaska governor bans big new contracts with companies that boycott Israel • Alaska Beacon | #alaska | #politics

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued a far-reaching administrative order on Monday that calls for public agencies to stop doing business with companies that support an economic boycott of Israel. The order makes Alaska the 38th state to take executive acts or pass legislation against boycotts intended to support Palestinians. Many of those actions are years […]

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Arkansas

Arkansas Pro-Palestinian group hosts prayer vigil after more than 100 killed in Rafah

Little Rock (KATV) — An Arkansas group of Pro-Palestinian supporters gathered at the state capitol for a prayer vigil on Monday. This rally comes after more than 100 people were killed in Rafah. Nearly 50 people came out to voice their compassion at the state capitol for those lives lost in Rafah. Stephanie Gray, with […]

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City Council

City Council expected to vote on Gaza cease-fire resolution | #citycouncil

Over 100 protestors hold a vigil for Palestine outside Mayor Ron Nirenberg’s gated community on on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023 in San Antonio. Pro-Palestinian protestors rallied near Alon Market at the corner of Wurzbach Parkway and Northwest Military Highway before marching to Mayor Ron Nirenberg’s gated community. The vigil was organized by the Party for […]

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Mayor

Paris Mayor Strips Palestinian Leader Of Honour Over Holocaust Outburst

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo has stripped Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas of the French capital’s highest honour after he made remarks about the Holocaust that echoed anti-Semitic tropes, her office said on Friday. Abbas could no longer hold the Grand Vermeil medal after he “justified the extermination of the Jews of Europe” in World War II, […]

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Mayor

Palestinian mayor offers bounty to residents who kill stray dogs

The Palestinian mayor of Hebron has called for residents in the West Bank city to kill stray dogs in exchange for a cash reward. Mayor Tayseer Abu Sneineh proposed the bounty of 20 shekels, or $5.50 USD, during a radio broadcast earlier this week, as a possible solution to the city’s overpopulation of strays which […]

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