Ahmad Abusharkh crouched down at the intersection of West Hubbard Avenue and High Street in the Short North, a grin escaping through the mask slipping down his face at the successful protest march he helped organize.
Chants of hey, hey . ho, ho . the occupation s got to go! reverberated through the Short North as patrons dining al fresco Friday watched the caravan of pro-Palestine supporters on foot, Lime scooters, bikes, motorcycles and in vehicles go past.
A day after Israel and Hamas agreed to a cease-fire, effectively ending an 11-day military barrage in the Gaza strip that sparked international outcry, hundreds of Palestinian supporters in Columbus poured into the alcove surrounding the gazebo in Goodale Park before taking to the streets.
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog:
We all have it – the fear of missing out on good things happening around us or to people close to us. Legislators do too. Seeing states to their west (Illinois), north (Michigan), and east (New York, New Jersey, and Virginia) moving forward with adult use cannabis programs, Ohio state representatives Terrance Upchurch and Casey Weinstein are planning to begin work on an adult use cannabis bill next month according to a recent article in the Columbus Jewish News. As Weinstein succinctly put it, “I don’t want Ohio left behind.”