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Save the Children: Gaza’s children suffer “complete psychological destruction” – Day 158

Kathryn Shihadah March 13, 2024 conditional military aid, free speech, gaza sea corridor, humanitarian aid, mental health gaza, people with disabilities, save the children, unrwa, US senate

Save the Children report on Gaza youth; more aid-seekers killed; food reaches northern Gaza at last; sea corridor won’t make much of a splash; assassination of bike rider in Gaza; 5,000 people in Gaza have acquired disabilities over the past 5 months; at least 5 killed in West Bank; 8 US senators send letter to Biden, demand an ultimatum: expand aid to Gaza or lose US aid; advocacy for Palestinian rights faces silencing at UPenn & Columbia…

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US Senators meet with Jewish leaders in semi-secret annual event

[email protected] June 5, 2019 Amy Kobuchar, Charles Schumer, chuck schumer, israel lobby, Jewish leaders, US senate

The Times of Israel reports that “Jewish leaders are meeting with Senate Democrats today.” All the organizations except one advocate for Israel. The Senators’ offices will not tell Americans when or where the meeting is, or what’s on the agenda…. a quarter of the Senate attended the meeting – see the list…

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Action Alert: send your member of Congress to learn about impact of cuts to UNRWA

[email protected] November 20, 2018 congressional briefing, house of representatives, unrwa, US senate

In response to the Trump administration’s cutting off of funding to UNRWA, our members of Congress need to step in, get educated, and stand with Palestinians in their time of need. Every congressperson should attend the upcoming briefing.

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