#Staffers urge Chicago mayor Johnson to call for cease-fire in Gaza

#Staffers urge Chicago mayor Johnson to call for cease-fire in Gaza

Over 30 staffers of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson called on the progressive lawmaker to back a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war on Tuesday, signaling increased pressures between Democrats over the conflict. The letter, first reported by Politico, urges Johnson to join Chicago city council member Rossana Rodríguez-Sánchez’s calls for Chicago leaders, President Biden and the…

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#The true price of Hamas’s hostage endgame

#The true price of Hamas’s hostage endgame

In the world of kidnapping, there are generally two types of motivation: ransom and politics.  Kidnap-for-ransom is more common and more conducive to a positive resolution because it is about money — a paid ransom brings the abductee home. Kidnapping for political reasons is more difficult and often leads to a more protracted situation. The…

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#GW suspends pro-Palestine group over anti-Israel messaging

#GW suspends pro-Palestine group over anti-Israel messaging

George Washington (GW) University has temporarily suspended a pro-Palestine group over its anti-Israel messaging on campus. The suspension comes after the group Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) last month projected anti-Israel messages on a campus library amid the current conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. In a Tuesday statement emailed to…

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#DeSantis denies shutting down pro-Palestinian campus groups violates free speech

#DeSantis denies shutting down pro-Palestinian campus groups violates free speech

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) denied that his attempts to remove pro-Palestinian groups from Florida university campuses violate free speech in Saturday comments. “We’re not throttling free speech at all,” DeSantis, a 2024 GOP presidential primary candidate, told Fox News anchor Brian Kilmeade. “I mean, these groups, Students for Justice [in] Palestine, they have said…

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