Author: Megan Lebowitz and Caryn Littler (NBC News) WASHINGTON (NBC News) – Oregon U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley is reacting Thursday to President Biden’s decision not to send weapons to Israel if its military invades Rafah. According to the senator, those ...
SAN FRANCISCO – A group of Pro-Palestinian activists shut down California’s Golden Gate bridge as well as a stretch of I-5 in Oregon Monday. Demonstrators locked themselves together blocking traffic on the bridge, calling for an end to U.S. funding ...
Ashland, Ore. – A local Jewish Coalition held the ceasefire demonstration in Ashland this weekend. Rogue Valley Jewish Voice for Peace arranged the event. They were out for several hours Saturday afternoon near the Ashland Plaza, holding various signs and ...
JERUSALEM (NBC) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Tuesday with Israel’s foreign minister in Jerusalem as the U.S. pledges to “rebuild Gaza.” Blinken arrived in Israel earlier in the day and met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before going ...
ISRAEL (NBC) – Palestinians in East Jerusalem gathered overnight to celebrate as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect. Firecrackers lit the sky as people waved Palestinian and Hamas flags and honked their car horns. The ceasefire began ...
ISRAEL (NBC) – A major escalation in the worsening conflict between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants, Israel now amassing troops on the border with Gaza. The ground shook overnight as the Israeli military carried out at least 150 powerful airstrikes ...