Rep. Ruwa Romman is the only Palestinian-American in the Georgia General Assembly. Rep. Esther Panitch is the only Jewish-American. Both have family in the conflicting region. Both say the war between Israel and Hamas needs to end, but they have very differing opinions on how it should happen.
Hamas said Monday it accepted an Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal, but Israel said the deal did not meet its core demands and it was pushing ahead with an assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Still, Israel said it would continue negotiations.
Protesters chanted anti-war messages and waved Palestinian flags during the University of Michigan’s commencement, as student demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war collided with the annual pomp-and-circumstance of graduation ceremonies.
Protesters rallied at UT Austin this afternoon, calling for the university to divest funds from companies aiding Israel. This comes after over 130 arrests were made at protests at UT in the last two weeks.